Blue Dot–Boot, 8 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,962 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Blue Dot–Boot, 8 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. It climbs 1,962 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,140 – 8,869 ft16.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boot 39.95117, -105.50310
Nearest town Nederland, CO
Directions
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Blue Dot–Boot, 8 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,962 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 8,140–8,869 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boot · 39.95117, -105.50310
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boot, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto USFS Social 9, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Reboot, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto USFS Social 9, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Star Wars, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Car Wash, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Tungsten, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Boy Scout Spur, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawkins Surguine, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Boot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hawkins Surguine, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boy Scout Spur, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tungsten, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Car Wash, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Star Wars, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto USFS Social 9, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue Dot, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Reboot, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto USFS Social 9, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Boot, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt2% gravel45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F55°
Precip10%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
73°52°
39%
Mon
75°54°
38%
Tue
77°51°
33%
Wed
79°54°
40%
Thu
77°53°
34%
Fri
77°51°
29%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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