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BOULDER LAKE–Boulder Creek Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 37 min

BOULDER LAKE–Boulder Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Slate Creek, CO. The route passes BOULDER LAKE before reaching Boulder Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 555 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,289 – 9,804 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadowbrook Lane 39.73458, -106.16591
Nearest town Slate Creek, CO
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BOULDER LAKE–Boulder Creek Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 9,289–9,804 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meadowbrook Lane · 39.73458, -106.16591

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start on Meadowbrook Lane, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach BOULDER LAKE, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftPass Boulder Lake.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gore Range Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1 miBear left onto Meadowbrook Lane, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miArrive 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-lake-boulder-lake-out-back-5-sights-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Hikes near Slate Creek, Colorado