Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Saint Vrain Greenway
8.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Saint Vrain Greenway is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Jessum, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 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
8.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 4,872–4,943 ft
Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Trailhead: 40.15934, -105.04166
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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