Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Lake Link Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broomfield Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,355 – 5,476 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94126, -105.08282
Nearest town Broomfield Heights, CO

Directions

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Lake Link Trail

3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,355–5,475 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94126, -105.08282

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 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

52% paved41% gravel1% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 7 min before dark.

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