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Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Lakewood Gulch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Lakewood Gulch Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park near Spivak, CO. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,191 – 5,315 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: W Line Trail 39.73556, -105.04983
Nearest town Spivak, CO
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Lakewood Gulch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,190–5,317 ft

Out & Back · Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park

Trailhead: W Line Trail · 39.73556, -105.04983

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: West 10th Avenue & Wolff Street stop 284 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on W Line Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Lakewood Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Lakewood Gulch Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lakewood Gulch, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto W Line Trail, heading SE.
  25. 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-5-km-5571

Trail surface

89% paved10% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F60°
Feels like84°Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 93°64° 16%
Mon 91°76° 32%
Tue 89°69° 27%
Wed 88°67° 31%
Thu 93°69° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West 10th Avenue & Wolff Street stop 284 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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