Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway is a 3.9-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.
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Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Saint Vrain Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Left Hand Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
More from this trailhead
- Left Hand Creek Trail & Saint Vrain Greenway 5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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