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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Saint Vrain Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn 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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Weather
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
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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