Lowry Dam Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Lowry Dam Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Lowry Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lowry Dam Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,381–5,439 ft
Out & Back · Lowry Open Space
Trailhead: 39.71801, -104.89362
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Fairmount Drive stop 126 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lowry Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Fairmount Drive stop 126 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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