Left Hand Creek Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Left Hand Creek Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Dickens Farm Nature Area near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Left Hand Creek Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,929–4,995 ft
Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area
Trailhead: 40.15695, -105.09723
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 440 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Left Hand Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 440 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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