Saint Vrain Greenway
2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min
Saint Vrain Greenway is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Dickens Farm Nature Area near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 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
2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min
Elevation 4,933–4,968 ft
Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area
Trailhead: 40.15575, -105.09669
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 487 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 487 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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