Dickens Farm Nature Area

Saint Vrain Greenway

2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 57 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Dickens Farm Nature Area near Longmont, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 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 40.15332, -105.10040
Nearest town Longmont, CO

Directions

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Saint Vrain Greenway

2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 57 min

Elevation 4,913–4,946 ft

Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area

Trailhead: 40.15332, -105.10040

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 200 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miReach Saint Vrain Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 200 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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