Saint Vrain Greenway
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Saint Vrain Greenway is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Dickens Farm Nature Area near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 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
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 4,929–4,954 ft
Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area
Trailhead: 40.15809, -105.10974
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 242 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 242 m from the trailhead
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- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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