Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sandstone Ranch Community Park near Jessum, CO. The route reaches Union Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,922 – 4,964 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15625, -105.04534
Nearest town Jessum, CO

Directions

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Union Reservoir & Spring Gulch #2 Greenway

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 4,921–4,965 ft

Out & Back · Sandstone Ranch Community Park

Trailhead: 40.15625, -105.04534

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach Union Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Gulch #2 Greenway, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 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 surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F61°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 92°64° 25%
Mon 93°67° 25%
Tue 90°58° 19%
Wed 93°58° 19%
Thu 92°59° 21%
Fri 93°58° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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