Amphitheater Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 9 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. It climbs 3,199 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,807 – 6,847 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail 40.00321, -105.30238
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO
Directions
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Amphitheater Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 9 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,199 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,807–6,849 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail · 40.00321, -105.30238
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plains Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Flagstaff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Crown Rock, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Royal Arch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 miBear left onto Shadow Canyon South Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Crown Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Homestead Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shadow Canyon South Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mesa Trail, heading NE.
- 3.8 miBear right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Plains Overlook Trail, heading E.
- 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% dirt1% paved7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Plains Overlook Trail Trailhead
- Boy Scout Viewpoint–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Viewpoint via Flagstaff Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- Amphitheater Trail–Baseline Trail, 8 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft
- Royal Arch Viewpoint–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,884 ft
- Ute Viewpoint–Chapman Drive Loop, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft
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