Fairgrounds Lake–Lykins Gulch Trail, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Fairgrounds Lake–Lykins Gulch Trail, 3 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Lykins Gultch Greenway near Jessum, CO. The route reaches Fairgrounds Lake. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fairgrounds Lake–Lykins Gulch Trail, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 4,896–5,027 ft
Out & Back · Lykins Gultch Greenway
Trailhead: 40.14871, -105.05479
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Bus 324 stop 37 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Fairgrounds Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lykins Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Fairgrounds Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bus 324 stop 37 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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