Lac Amora Open Space

Lake Link Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Lake Link Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Lac Amora Open Space near Broomfield, CO. It climbs 378 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,220 – 5,460 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93443, -105.09779
Nearest town Broomfield, CO

Directions

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Lake Link Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 5,221–5,460 ft

Out & Back · Lac Amora Open Space

Trailhead: 39.93443, -105.09779

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

Transit-accessible: Hwy 287 / Miramonte Blvd (S) stop 579 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  30. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  34. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  37. 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 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

64% paved34% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 287 / Miramonte Blvd (S) stop 579 m from the trailhead

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