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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 200 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Saint Vrain Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fairgrounds Lake & Saint Vrain Greenway 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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