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.
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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
- Start on Left Hand Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NE.
- 3.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 3.8 miBear left onto Left Hand Creek Trail, heading W.
- 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 3.7 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Left Hand Creek Trail Trailhead
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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