Dickens Farm Nature Area

Saint Vrain Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is a 2.7-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 mi4,912 – 4,944 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15727, -105.09782
Nearest town Longmont, CO

Directions

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Saint Vrain Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min

Elevation 4,913–4,944 ft

Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area

Trailhead: 40.15727, -105.09782

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

Transit-accessible: stop 397 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miReach Saint Vrain Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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

85% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 397 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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