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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Lake Link Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broadlands, CO. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,420 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94923, -105.03694
Nearest town Broadlands, CO
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Lake Link Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,278–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94923, -105.03694

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Lake Trail, heading S.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  22. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-link-trail-out-back-11-km-2543

Trail surface

70% paved25% gravel4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 23%
Mon 90°69° 27%
Tue 88°61° 25%
Wed 91°60° 24%
Thu 89°63° 21%
Fri 91°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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