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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Firestone Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto St Vrain Legacy Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach St Vrain Legacy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Firestone Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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