Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 55 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 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,381–5,447 ft
Out & Back · Lowry Open Space
Trailhead: 39.71925, -104.88767
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Lowry Blvd & Green Lawn Dr (8550 E Lowry Blvd) stop 249 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lowry Blvd & Green Lawn Dr (8550 E Lowry Blvd) stop 249 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Westerly Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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