Boulder Wagon Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near East Portal, CO. It climbs 372 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,398 – 11,772 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boulder Wagon Road 39.93310, -105.68105
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Boulder Wagon Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 11,397–11,771 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Boulder Wagon Road · 39.93310, -105.68105
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 60°F / low 38° · precip 28% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Boulder Wagon Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading W.
- 1.3 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 60°F38°
Precip28%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
58°41°
17%
Sun
69°44°
55%
Mon
59°42°
42%
Tue
65°39°
32%
Wed
66°41°
40%
Thu
64°42°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
More from Boulder Wagon Road Trailhead
- Beacon Peak via Rollins Pass Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Beacon Peak–Rollins Pass, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Rollins Pass Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Needle Eye Bypass Trail & Rollins Pass Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Guinn Mountain–Boulder Wagon Road Spur, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft
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