St Vrain Legacy Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min

St Vrain Legacy Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Dacono, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,997 – 5,063 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.08797, -104.93353
Nearest town Dacono, CO

Directions

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St Vrain Legacy Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 4,998–5,062 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.08797, -104.93353

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Firestone Trail, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftSharp left onto St Vrain Legacy Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miReach St Vrain Legacy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right onto Firestone Trail, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 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

65% paved12% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 93°F56°
Feels like79°Precip12%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 95°64°
Sun 91°63° 33%
Mon 91°67° 33%
Tue 89°62° 23%
Wed 89°57° 25%
Thu 95°58° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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