Dickens Farm Nature Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi4,935 – 4,967 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15575, -105.09669
Nearest town Longmont, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 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

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F58°
Precip6%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity46%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°62° 23%
Mon 85°61° 17%
Tue 88°64° 17%
Wed 86°57°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 94°61°

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.

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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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