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.
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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 4: Mostly clear, high 94°F / low 55° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 5 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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