Dickens Farm Nature Area

Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway

5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Dickens Farm Nature Area near Dominion, 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.

Elevation

0 mi4,928 – 4,981 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13697, -105.11643
Nearest town Dominion, CO

Directions

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Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway

5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 4,929–4,982 ft

Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area

Trailhead: 40.13697, -105.11643

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 55° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 93 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftReach Left Hand Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 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 surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F55°
Feels like80°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 95°63° 27%
Mon 93°66° 27%
Tue 89°61° 20%
Wed 90°57° 22%
Thu 96°57° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 93 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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