Boulder Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Path is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. It climbs 375 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,381 – 5,755 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boulder Creek Path 40.01374, -105.29002
Nearest town Boulder, CO
Directions
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Boulder Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 5,380–5,755 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Boulder Creek Path · 40.01374, -105.29002
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Canyon Blvd & 4th St stop 122 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Path, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Boulder Creek Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Arapahoe Avenue, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Boulder Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Boulder Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Arapahoe Avenue, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Boulder Creek Path, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
52% gravel38% paved8% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Canyon Blvd & 4th St stop 122 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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