Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Saint Vrain Greenway
8.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Saint Vrain Greenway is an 8.6-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.
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Saint Vrain Greenway
8.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 4,872–4,943 ft
Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Trailhead: Spring Gulch #2 Greenway · 40.16117, -105.04329
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Spring Gulch #2 Greenway Trailhead
- Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 8.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 8.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 8.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 8.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 8.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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