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Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Altona, CO. The route reaches Boulder Valley Ranch Pond. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,233 – 5,387 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Left Hand Trail 40.10192, -105.27618
Nearest town Altona, CO
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Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,235–5,387 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Left Hand Trail · 40.10192, -105.27618

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Left Hand Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.1 miBear left onto Sage Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miPass Boulder Valley Ranch Pond.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sage Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miBear right onto Left Hand Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2 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-valley-ranch-pond-eagle-trail-out-back-4-sights-12-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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