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Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Lower Church Lake–South Woman Creek Trail, 3 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Lower Church Lake–South Woman Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge near Countryside, CO. The route reaches Lower Church Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 704 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,515 – 5,883 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westminster Hills Trail 39.88814, -105.12934
Nearest town Countryside, CO
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Lower Church Lake–South Woman Creek Trail, 3 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,515–5,882 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Westminster Hills Trail · 39.88814, -105.12934

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 9% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westminster Hills Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Skyestone Mountainview Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Staff Road, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Woman Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Woman Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftReach Lower Church Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  24. 1.2 miTurn right onto Woman Creek Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftBear right onto Staff Road, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading NW.
  28. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 500 ftTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Skyestone Mountainview Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Westminster Hills Trail, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/skyestone-mountainview-trail-south-woman-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km-4649

Trail surface

59% dirt4% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°67°
Sun 92°64° 18%
Mon 90°74° 41%
Tue 88°69° 24%
Wed 87°66° 27%
Thu 92°69° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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