AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Saint Vrain Greenway

8.5 mi · ▲ 107 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 107 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 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15981, -105.04379
Nearest town Jessum, CO
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Saint Vrain Greenway

8.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 4,872–4,943 ft

Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Trailhead: 40.15981, -105.04379

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 3.7 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saint-vrain-greenway-out-back-14-km-65f0

Trail surface

96% paved1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F61°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 92°64° 27%
Mon 93°67° 27%
Tue 90°58° 20%
Wed 93°58° 19%
Thu 92°59° 20%
Fri 93°58° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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