Westerly Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lowry Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 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
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 5,382–5,439 ft
Out & Back · Lowry Open Space
Trailhead: 39.72586, -104.87970
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Lowry Boulevard & Alton Way stop 64 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lowry Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lowry Boulevard & Alton Way stop 64 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Lil Lowry Pond & Mid Lowry Pond via Westerly Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Westerly Creek Reservoir & Lowry Dam Trail 8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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