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Lowry Open Space

Westerly Creek Reservoir & Lowry Dam Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Westerly Creek Reservoir & Lowry Dam Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lowry Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. The route reaches Westerly Creek Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,391 – 5,446 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.70900, -104.87616
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Westerly Creek Reservoir & Lowry Dam Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,390–5,447 ft

Out & Back · Lowry Open Space

Trailhead: 39.70900, -104.87616

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: E Alameda Ave & S Dayton St stop 32 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lowry Dam Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miPass Westerly Creek Reservoir.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miReach Westerly Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lowry Dam Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 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/westerly-creek-reservoir-lowry-dam-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

52% dirt23% paved7% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like80°Precip12%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°66°
Sun 90°63° 30%
Mon 91°75° 28%
Tue 88°67° 27%
Wed 89°67° 32%
Thu 92°68° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Alameda Ave & S Dayton St stop 32 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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