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Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 57 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 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,315 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73655, -105.02192
Nearest town Westside Neighborhood, CO
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Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 57 min

Elevation 5,208–5,317 ft

Out & Back · Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Trailhead: 39.73655, -105.02192

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 59° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 26 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto W Line Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 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-3cfe

Trail surface

89% paved10% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F59°
Feels like81°Precip7%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 94°62°
Sun 91°64° 18%
Mon 92°76° 30%
Tue 89°70° 26%
Wed 89°68° 30%
Thu 93°69° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 26 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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