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Westminster Hills Open Space

Standley Lake–Niver Canal Trail, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Standley Lake–Niver Canal Trail, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Westminster Hills Open Space near Sunstream, CO. The route reaches Standley Lake. It climbs 603 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,374 – 5,801 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86377, -105.08886
Nearest town Sunstream, CO
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Standley Lake–Niver Canal Trail, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,375–5,802 ft

Out & Back · Westminster Hills Open Space

Trailhead: 39.86377, -105.08886

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Pkwy & W 94th Ave stop 423 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail Access, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Niver Canal Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunstream Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Standley Lake Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miPass Standley Lake.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading W.
  19. 1.6 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Staff Road, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Woman Creek Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miReach Standley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftBear right onto Staff Road, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading NW.
  29. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miBear right onto Greenway Trail, heading S.
  32. 2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  36. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miBear right onto Standley Lake Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 100 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  41. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  44. 350 ftBear left onto Sunstream Trail, heading SE.
  45. 0.4 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading E.
  46. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Niver Canal Trail Access, heading NE.
  47. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  48. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/standley-lake-south-woman-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-23-km

Trail surface

53% dirt15% paved10% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 93°62° 15%
Mon 85°63° 23%
Tue 88°71° 20%
Wed 88°69° 15%
Thu 92°67° 15%
Fri 91°68°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Pkwy & W 94th Ave stop 423 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Sunstream, Colorado