1st/2nd Flatiron–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. It climbs 1,510 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,794 – 7,212 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99596, -105.28227
Nearest town Boulder, CO
Directions
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1st/2nd Flatiron–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 5,796–7,213 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.99596, -105.28227
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto 1st/2nd Flatiron, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Saddle Rock, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Bluebell Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Saddle Rock, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto 1st/2nd Flatiron, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Mesa Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
92% dirt7% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like79°Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
90°73°
Sun
87°63°
28%
Mon
87°65°
43%
Tue
86°61°
25%
Wed
83°59°
31%
Thu
91°61°
33%
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kohler Mesa Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail 2 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Mesa Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Chautauqua Trail Overlook–Tour Stop 50, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Royal Arch Viewpoint–Chautauqua Trail Overlook, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Royal Arch & Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft
- Mesa Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft
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