Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Bear Peak–Bear Peak West Ridge Trail, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,884 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Bear Peak–Bear Peak West Ridge Trail, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Orodell, CO. The route reaches Bear Peak at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,884 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Peak–Bear Peak West Ridge Trail, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,884 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 7,189–8,412 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Green Mountain West Ridge Trail · 39.98339, -105.32341
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Mountain West Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Green Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Bear Peak West Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Bear Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Green Bear Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Green Mountain West Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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