AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Link Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Lake Link Trail is a 7.8-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 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

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

7.8 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,221–5,426 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94825, -105.07161

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 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 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  29. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  33. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 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-fe6d

Trail surface

89% paved6% gravel4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F62°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°61°
Mon 85°60° 19%
Tue 87°65° 19%
Wed 85°59°
Thu 90°60°
Fri 92°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 5 min before dark.

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