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Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights is a 5-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 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,223 – 5,309 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09803, -105.24611
Nearest town Altona, CO
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Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,222–5,310 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: 40.09803, -105.24611

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on North Rim Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto Sage Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miPass Boulder Valley Ranch Pond.
  4. 150 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. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.5 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-8-km

Trail surface

70% dirt30% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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