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Bear Canyon–Four Pines Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Bear Canyon–Four Pines Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. It climbs 1,952 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,624 – 7,202 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Four Pines 39.99489, -105.27384
Nearest town Boulder, CO
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Bear Canyon–Four Pines Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,624–7,203 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Four Pines · 39.99489, -105.27384

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Four Pines, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Four Pines Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kohler Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Canyon, heading SE.
  8. 2.2 miReach Four Pines Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miBear right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kohler Mesa Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Four Pines Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp left onto Four Pines, heading NE.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-canyon-four-pines-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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