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Crown Hill Park

Crown Hill Lake & Trail No. 109 via Outer Loop Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Crown Hill Lake & Trail No. 109 via Outer Loop Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Crown Hill Park near Wheat Ridge, CO. The route passes Crown Hill Lake before reaching Crown Hill Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,483 – 5,581 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75552, -105.08119
Nearest town Wheat Ridge, CO
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Crown Hill Lake & Trail No. 109 via Outer Loop Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,483–5,581 ft

Out & Back · Crown Hill Park

Trailhead: 39.75552, -105.08119

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 26th Ave stop 39 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail No. 720, heading W.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Trail No. 717, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftPass Crown Hill Lake.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 715, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 109, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Trail No. 714, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftReach Crown Hill Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Trail No. 714, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftBear right onto Trail No. 109, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 715, heading W.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 717, heading W.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miSharp right onto Trail No. 720, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 106, heading NE.
  34. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  35. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crown-hill-lake-crown-hill-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-154e

Trail surface

64% paved26% other4% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F61°
Feels like84°Precip9%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 92°62° 16%
Mon 90°75° 34%
Tue 88°69° 27%
Wed 86°67° 31%
Thu 91°68° 29%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 26th Ave stop 39 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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