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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Lake Link Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broadlands West, CO. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,299 – 5,420 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94739, -105.04512
Nearest town Broadlands West, CO
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Lake Link Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,298–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94739, -105.04512

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 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-9-km-5227

Trail surface

64% paved29% gravel5% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 23%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 88°68° 25%
Wed 91°67° 24%
Thu 89°71° 21%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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