Chautauqua Trail Overlook–Tour Stop 50, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route passes Tour Stop 50 before reaching Chautauqua Trail Overlook at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 765 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,729 – 6,158 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chautauqua Reservoir Road 39.99685, -105.28056
Nearest town Boulder, CO
Directions
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Chautauqua Trail Overlook–Tour Stop 50, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 765 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,727–6,159 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Chautauqua Reservoir Road · 39.99685, -105.28056
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Enchanted Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Tour Stop 50.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Chautauqua Trail Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Mesa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
78% dirt3% paved19% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F69°
Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
87°63°
22%
Mon
86°65°
32%
Tue
87°59°
29%
Wed
89°59°
30%
Thu
89°65°
28%
Fri
91°59°
22%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chautauqua Reservoir Road Trailhead
- Kohler Mesa Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail 2 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Mesa Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Royal Arch Viewpoint–Chautauqua Trail Overlook, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Royal Arch & Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft
- Mesa Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- 1st/2nd Flatiron–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft
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