Lake Link Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Lake Link Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broomfield Heights, CO. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Link Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 5,219–5,475 ft
Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve
Trailhead: 39.94199, -105.08125
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Lake Link Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Lake Link Trail 3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Lake Link Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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- Lake Link Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Lake Link Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft
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