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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Lake Link Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Quail Hill, CO. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,181 – 5,420 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94112, -104.99964
Nearest town Quail Hill, CO
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Lake Link Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,181–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94112, -104.99964

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Quail Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  16. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  26. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading NE.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 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-20-km-27da

Trail surface

83% paved14% gravel3% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°61° 24%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 89°68° 26%
Wed 91°67° 23%
Thu 90°71° 20%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:42 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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