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Lowry Open Space

Westerly Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Westerly Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lowry Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,381 – 5,446 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72010, -104.88497
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Westerly Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 5,381–5,447 ft

Out & Back · Lowry Open Space

Trailhead: 39.72010, -104.88497

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Lowry Blvd & Great Lawn Dr (8550 E Lowry Blvd) stop 268 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 100 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/westerly-creek-trail-out-back-3-km-c86c

Trail surface

60% paved24% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F61°
Feels like79°Precip12%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 91°63° 30%
Mon 90°74° 28%
Tue 88°68° 27%
Wed 89°66° 32%
Thu 92°66° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lowry Blvd & Great Lawn Dr (8550 E Lowry Blvd) stop 268 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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