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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Lake Link Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broomfield, CO. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,220 – 5,443 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Link Trail 39.93406, -105.08844
Nearest town Broomfield, CO
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Lake Link Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,221–5,444 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: Lake Link Trail · 39.93406, -105.08844

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 287 / Miramonte Blvd (N) stop 198 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  29. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  33. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  36. 1.7 miArrive 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-19-km-58da

Trail surface

68% paved30% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 287 / Miramonte Blvd (N) stop 198 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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