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Left Hand Creek Trail via Saint Vrain Greenway

5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Left Hand Creek Trail via Saint Vrain Greenway is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,912 – 4,981 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saint Vrain Trail 40.15368, -105.07544
Nearest town Longmont, CO
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Left Hand Creek Trail via Saint Vrain Greenway

5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,911–4,981 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Saint Vrain Trail · 40.15368, -105.07544

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Bus 324 stop 400 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Saint Vrain Trail, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miReach Left Hand Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Trail, heading NE.
  19. 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/left-hand-creek-trail-saint-vrain-greenway-out-back-9-km-3828

Trail surface

95% paved1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bus 324 stop 400 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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