Westerly Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Westerly Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Great Lawn Park 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
3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,372–5,447 ft
Out & Back · Great Lawn Park
Trailhead: Westerly Creek Trail · 39.72552, -104.89157
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 60 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Westerly Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Willow Street, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Westerly Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Willow Street, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 6:40 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 60 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Westerly Creek Trail Trailhead
- Lowry Dam Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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