1. Start on Boulder Canyon Trail Access, heading W.
2. 350 ftSharp left onto Boulder Canyon Trail, heading E.
3. 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
4. 150 ftTurn right onto Arapahoe Avenue, heading NE.
5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Path, heading N.
6. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
7. 0.2 miBear left onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading E.
8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
9. 100 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading NE.
10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading N.
11. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading N.
12. 0.2 miBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading N.
13. 100 ftBear right onto Sanitas Spur, heading N.
14. 200 ftTurn right onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading N.
15. 150 ftBear left onto Sanitas Valley, heading N.
16. 150 ftReach Boulder Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 150 ftBear right onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading NE.
18. 200 ftTurn left onto Sanitas Spur, heading N.
19. 200 ftBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading N.
20. 100 ftBear right onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading N.
21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading NW.
22. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading NW.
23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
24. 150 ftSharp right onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading SW.
25. 0.1 miBear right onto Boulder Creek Path, heading S.
26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Arapahoe Avenue, heading S.
28. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
29. 150 ftBear right onto Boulder Canyon Trail, heading SE.
30. 1.7 miSharp right onto Boulder Canyon Trail Access, heading NW.
31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boulder-canyon-trail-boulder-creek-path-out-back-5-sights-8-km