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St Vrain Legacy Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 50 min

St Vrain Legacy Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Firestone, CO. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,958 – 5,063 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Firestone Trail 40.11198, -104.94168
Nearest town Firestone, CO
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St Vrain Legacy Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 4,957–5,062 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Firestone Trail · 40.11198, -104.94168

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, 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 on Firestone Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto St Vrain Legacy Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach St Vrain Legacy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Firestone Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.1 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/st-vrain-legacy-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F56°
Feels like79°Precip12%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 94°64°
Sun 91°63° 34%
Mon 92°67° 34%
Tue 90°62° 22%
Wed 89°58° 25%
Thu 96°58° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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