Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway via Saint Vrain Greenway
6.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway via Saint Vrain Greenway is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Jessum, CO. The route reaches Union Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway via Saint Vrain Greenway
6.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,872–4,963 ft
Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park
Trailhead: 40.14871, -105.05479
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Union Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Gulch #2 Greenway, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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