AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Lake Link Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near The Broadlands, CO. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,246 – 5,420 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94365, -105.02565
Nearest town The Broadlands, CO
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Lake Link Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,247–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94365, -105.02565

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  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 W.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  20. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  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-15-km-5a3b

Trail surface

78% paved19% gravel3% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
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 90°61° 17%
Mon 89°75° 22%
Tue 88°68° 22%
Wed 91°67° 18%
Thu 89°71° 16%
Fri 91°69°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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