Boot Camp–Lower Boulevard, 5 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 2,783 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Boot Camp–Lower Boulevard, 5 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 2,783 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boot Camp–Lower Boulevard, 5 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 2,783 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 9,109–10,533 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Ute Trail · 39.88542, -105.76347
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Winter Park Resort - Lower Circle stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ute Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Upper Boulevard, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Trestle Downhill, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Middle Boulevard, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Downhill, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mid Mountain Way, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Downhill, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Middle Boulevard, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Downhill, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Boulevard, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Bear Arms, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto Middle Boulevard, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Arms, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Space Ape, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bear Arms, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Lower Boulevard, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Boulevard, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Boot Camp, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Beeall Ucanb, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Boulevard, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Ute Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beeall Ucanb, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Lower Boulevard, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Boulevard, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bear Arms, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Space Ape, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Bear Arms, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Middle Boulevard, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bear Arms, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Middle Boulevard, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Downhill, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Boulevard, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Downhill, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mid Mountain Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trestle Downhill, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Boulevard, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trestle Downhill, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Upper Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ute Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winter Park Resort - Lower Circle stop 195 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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