Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Saint Vrain Greenway

9.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Jessum, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 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 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16425, -105.04117
Nearest town Jessum, CO

Directions

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Saint Vrain Greenway

9.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,872–4,946 ft

Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Trailhead: 40.16425, -105.04117

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 94°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spring Gulch #2 Greenway, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 4 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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

Partly cloudyTemperature 94°F54°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 95°62°
Sun 91°64° 33%
Mon 92°67° 33%
Tue 90°62° 20%
Wed 90°58° 24%
Thu 96°58° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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