Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr

Lake Link Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broomfield Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,355 – 5,476 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94199, -105.08125
Nearest town Broomfield Heights, CO

Directions

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Lake Link Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,355–5,475 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94199, -105.08125

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 450 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

55% paved44% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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