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Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 50 min

Lakewood Gulch Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park near Westside Neighborhood, CO. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,220 – 5,315 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73688, -105.02548
Nearest town Westside Neighborhood, CO
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Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,221–5,317 ft

Out & Back · Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Trailhead: 39.73688, -105.02548

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

Transit-accessible: Decatur Federal Gate F stop 91 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto W Line Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, 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/lakewood-gulch-trail-out-back-4-km-9e9c

Trail surface

87% paved12% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 96°F59°
Feels like79°Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
100°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 94°62°
Sun 91°64° 21%
Mon 91°76° 33%
Tue 89°70° 37%
Wed 88°68° 37%
Thu 93°69° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Decatur Federal Gate F stop 91 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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