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.

Elevation

0 mi4,872 – 4,944 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14871, -105.05479
Nearest town Jessum, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 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

91% paved1% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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