Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Saint Vrain Greenway

8.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,872 – 4,944 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Left Hand Creek Trail 40.15255, -105.08840
Nearest town Longmont, CO

Directions

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Saint Vrain Greenway

8.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 4,872–4,943 ft

Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Trailhead: Left Hand Creek Trail · 40.15255, -105.08840

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 60° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Left Hand Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NE.
  3. 3.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 3.8 miBear left onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading W.
  15. 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 surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F60°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 25%
Mon 93°67° 25%
Tue 91°57° 20%
Wed 94°58° 20%
Thu 91°61° 21%
Fri 93°58° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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