Lac Amora Open Space

Lake Link Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Lake Link Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Lac Amora Open Space near Maple Grove, CO. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,443 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94327, -105.11874
Nearest town Maple Grove, CO

Directions

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Lake Link Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,282–5,444 ft

Out & Back · Lac Amora Open Space

Trailhead: 39.94327, -105.11874

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: 13600 Block Via Varra stop 380 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto South 104th Street, heading S.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cradleboard Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Lac Amora Link Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  7. 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 3.4 miTurn right onto Lac Amora Link Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Cradleboard Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South 104th Street, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% gravel18% paved11% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 13600 Block Via Varra stop 380 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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