Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Lake Link Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Quail Hill, CO. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,181 – 5,420 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quail Creek Trail 39.94089, -104.99796
Nearest town Quail Hill, CO

Directions

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Lake Link Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,180–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: Quail Creek Trail · 39.94089, -104.99796

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Quail Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading W.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  25. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 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 surface

83% paved14% gravel3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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