Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Bear Peak–Fern Canyon Trail, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 2,699 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Bear Peak–Fern Canyon Trail, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. The route reaches Bear Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 2,699 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Peak–Fern Canyon Trail, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 2,699 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 5,746–8,417 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Cragmoor Connector · 39.96864, -105.26324
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Julliard St stop 313 m from the trailhead
- Start on Cragmoor Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Shanahan - North Fork, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Peak, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bear Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Shanahan - Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cragmoor Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 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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- Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Julliard St stop 313 m from the trailhead
More from Cragmoor Connector Trailhead
- Golden Meadow Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 397 ft
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