Left Hand Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Left Hand Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 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
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 4,935–4,981 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Left Hand Creek Trail · 40.15255, -105.08840
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 94°F / low 55° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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.
- 0.3 miReach Left Hand Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Left Hand Creek Trail Trailhead
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- Saint Vrain Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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