Westerly Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min
Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lowry Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Westerly Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min
Elevation 5,380–5,447 ft
Out & Back · Lowry Open Space
Trailhead: North Willow Street · 39.72222, -104.88568
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Yosemite Street stop 170 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Westerly Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Yosemite Street stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Willow Street Trailhead
- Westerly Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Mid Lowry Pond via Westerly Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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