AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Link Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Lake Link Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Country Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,220 – 5,427 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94825, -105.07161
Nearest town Country Estates, CO
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Lake Link Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,219–5,426 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94825, -105.07161

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 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-9b59

Trail surface

89% paved6% gravel4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 92°F59°
Precip10%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 90°63° 20%
Mon 90°69° 37%
Tue 88°64° 22%
Wed 87°60° 23%
Thu 93°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.

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