Boulder Brook Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,529 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Boulder Brook Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 1,529 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boulder Brook Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,529 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 8,799–10,301 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake Trailhead · 40.32045, -105.62353
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 9 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Boulder Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 9 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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