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Lowry Open Space

Westerly Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 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 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,381 – 5,446 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71925, -104.88767
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Westerly Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Elevation 5,381–5,447 ft

Out & Back · Lowry Open Space

Trailhead: 39.71925, -104.88767

Weather Sep 5: 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 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-4-km-9552

Trail surface

48% paved39% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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