Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Saint Vrain Greenway
7.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Saint Vrain Greenway is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Saint Vrain Greenway
7.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,872–4,943 ft
Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Trailhead: Saint Vrain Trail · 40.15368, -105.07544
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Saint Vrain Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading SE.
- 3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Saint Vrain Trail, heading N.
- 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 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Saint Vrain Trail Trailhead
- Left Hand Creek Trail via Saint Vrain Greenway 5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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