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Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 56 min

Lakewood Gulch Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park near Westside Neighborhood, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,217 – 5,292 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73795, -105.02362
Nearest town Westside Neighborhood, CO
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Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,216–5,291 ft

Out & Back · Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Trailhead: 39.73795, -105.02362

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Decatur Federal Gate B stop 20 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 500 ftReach Lakewood Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 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/lakewood-gulch-trail-out-back-4-km-003b

Trail surface

92% paved6% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Decatur Federal Gate B stop 20 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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