Caribou Ranch Open Space

Boulder County Hill Cutoff

5.4 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Boulder County Hill Cutoff is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Caribou Ranch Open Space near Caribou City, CO. It climbs 430 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,692 – 10,007 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00604, -105.56161
Nearest town Caribou City, CO

Directions

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Boulder County Hill Cutoff

5.4 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 9,692–10,005 ft

Out & Back · Caribou Ranch Open Space

Trailhead: 40.00604, -105.56161

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 23% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 2.6 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

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 72°F51°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 69°50° 18%
Sun 73°54° 56%
Mon 67°49° 45%
Tue 70°46° 33%
Wed 70°47° 38%
Thu 70°48° 42%

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