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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 215 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 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,266 – 5,420 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94764, -105.03491
Nearest town Broadlands, CO
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Lake Link Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,265–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94764, -105.03491

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading W.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  20. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 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-fb93

Trail surface

73% paved22% gravel4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F59°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°64°
Sun 91°63° 23%
Mon 91°75° 27%
Tue 88°70° 25%
Wed 88°67° 24%
Thu 93°69° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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