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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Lake Link Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Lake Link Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Broadlands West, CO. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,312 – 5,420 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95092, -105.04487
Nearest town Broadlands West, CO
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Lake Link Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,310–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.95092, -105.04487

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-link-trail-out-back-9-km-77de

Trail surface

65% paved30% gravel5% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F58°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 92°63° 21%
Mon 90°69° 36%
Tue 89°65° 22%
Wed 88°60° 23%
Thu 93°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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