Lake Link Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Lake Link Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broadlands, CO. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Link Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,290–5,421 ft
Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve
Trailhead: Lake Lake Trail · 39.94957, -105.04034
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lake Lake Trail Trailhead
- Lake Link Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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- Lake Link Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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