Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Saint Vrain Greenway
4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Saint Vrain Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Jessum, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 4,872–4,943 ft
Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Trailhead: 40.14871, -105.05479
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Saint Vrain Greenway 4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Left Hand Creek Trail via Saint Vrain Greenway 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Saint Vrain Greenway 4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway via Saint Vrain Greenway 6.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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