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Chautauqua Trail Overlook–Amphitheater Trail, 5 sights is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route reaches Chautauqua Trail Overlook. It climbs 533 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,807 – 6,158 ft · steepest grade: 22%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail 39.99761, -105.29274
Nearest town Boulder, CO

Directions

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Chautauqua Trail Overlook–Amphitheater Trail, 5 sights

1.7 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,807–6,159 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail · 39.99761, -105.29274

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Amphitheater Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Mesa Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Bluebell Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftSharp right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ski Jump Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftPass Chautauqua Trail Overlook.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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

OvercastTemperature 91°F64°
Feels like79°Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 91°71°
Sun 87°63° 28%
Mon 87°66° 43%
Tue 87°62° 25%
Wed 83°59° 31%
Thu 92°62° 33%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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