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1st/2nd Flatiron–Bear Canyon - NCAR Trail, 6 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 3,171 ft · 5 hr 17 min

1st/2nd Flatiron–Bear Canyon - NCAR Trail, 6 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Orodell, CO. It climbs 3,171 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,860 – 7,477 ft · steepest grade: 31%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Canyon Trail 39.98644, -105.31996
Nearest town Orodell, CO
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1st/2nd Flatiron–Bear Canyon - NCAR Trail, 6 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 3,171 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,859–7,478 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Long Canyon Trail · 39.98644, -105.31996

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Canyon Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto E.M. Greenman Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading E.
  5. 500 ftTurn right onto Saddle Rock, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto 1st/2nd Flatiron, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading E.
  8. 500 ftSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Royal Arch Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.9 miSharp left onto Bear Canyon - NCAR Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miReach Long Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.9 miBear right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading N.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Royal Arch Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 250 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading W.
  29. 450 ftBear right onto 1st/2nd Flatiron, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miBear left onto Saddle Rock, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SE.
  32. 500 ftBear left onto E.M. Greenman Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miSharp left onto Long Canyon Trail, heading N.
  35. 1.4 miArrive 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/1st-2nd-flatiron-bear-canyon-ncar-trail-out-back-6-sights-18-km

Trail surface

96% dirt2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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