Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min
Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Lowry Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,386–5,447 ft
Out & Back · Lowry Open Space
Trailhead: 39.72139, -104.88336
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Yosemite Street stop 258 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Yosemite Street stop 258 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Westerly Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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