AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lac Amora Open Space

Lake Link Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Lake Link Trail is a 13.4-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 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93443, -105.09779
Nearest town Broomfield, CO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Lake Link Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,219–5,460 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  20. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 2.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 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-22-km-d378

Trail surface

63% paved35% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 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.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

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

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Broomfield, Colorado