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Dickens Farm Nature Area

Saint Vrain Greenway

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is a 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 mi4,928 – 4,967 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15369, -105.09041
Nearest town Longmont, CO
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Saint Vrain Greenway

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 4,929–4,968 ft

Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area

Trailhead: 40.15369, -105.09041

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saint-vrain-greenway-out-back-5-km-0257

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 5 min before dark.

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