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Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Lakewood Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 58 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 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,217 – 5,315 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

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

2.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 58 min

Elevation 5,216–5,317 ft

Out & Back · Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Trailhead: 39.73795, -105.02362

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 59° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · 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 right onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto W Line Trail, heading W.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  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-d777

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

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