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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Lake Link Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near The Broadlands, CO. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,259 – 5,420 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94639, -105.03296
Nearest town The Broadlands, CO
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Lake Link Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,258–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94639, -105.03296

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  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 NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading E.
  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 E.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 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-13-km-a541

Trail surface

74% paved22% gravel4% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 23%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 88°68° 25%
Wed 91°67° 24%
Thu 89°71° 21%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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