Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm
Wildlife Viewing–Stearns Lake, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Wildlife Viewing–Stearns Lake, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm near Broomfield, CO. The route passes Wildlife Viewing before reaching Stearns Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildlife Viewing–Stearns Lake, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Elevation 5,271–5,329 ft
Out & Back · Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm
Trailhead: Cradleboard Trail · 39.93517, -105.11809
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A stop 461 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cradleboard Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Wildlife Viewing.
- 1.3 miPass Stearns Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mary Miller Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Wildlife Viewing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cradleboard Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 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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- Transit-accessible: US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A stop 461 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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