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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Lake Link Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broadlands, CO. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,420 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95665, -105.04013
Nearest town Broadlands, CO
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Lake Link Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,272–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.95665, -105.04013

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lake Lake Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  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 left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  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 left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  22. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 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/lake-link-trail-out-back-12-km-92f2

Trail surface

73% paved23% gravel4% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°60° 23%
Mon 89°69° 27%
Tue 88°61° 25%
Wed 91°60° 24%
Thu 89°63° 21%
Fri 90°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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