Dickens Farm Nature Area

Saint Vrain Greenway

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is a 2.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi4,935 – 4,967 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15434, -105.09664
Nearest town Longmont, CO

Directions

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Saint Vrain Greenway

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 4,934–4,968 ft

Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area

Trailhead: 40.15434, -105.09664

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 492 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

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

  • Transit-accessible: stop 492 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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