Dickens Farm Nature Area

Saint Vrain Greenway

6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Saint Vrain Greenway is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Dickens Farm Nature Area near Jessum, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,895 – 4,961 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Saint Vrain Greenway

6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 4,896–4,961 ft

Out & Back · Dickens Farm Nature Area

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 W.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading W.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftReach Saint Vrain Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 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

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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