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
Getting there
Directions
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Quail Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Quail Creek Trail Trailhead
- Quail Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Bull Reservoir via Big Dry Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Lake Link Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Lake Link Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Lake Link Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Quail Hill, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Quail Hill, Colorado