Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Community Park Trail–Foothills North Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Community Park Trail–Foothills North Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. It climbs 329 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,532 – 5,729 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Trail 40.07045, -105.28270
Nearest town Pine Brook Hill, CO

Directions

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Community Park Trail–Foothills North Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,532–5,728 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Foothills Trail · 40.07045, -105.28270

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothills Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Sky Trail, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Foothills North Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Community Park Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach Foothills North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kiln, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Foothills North Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Sky Trail, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 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

62% dirt24% paved13% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 91°F59°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 91°70°
Sun 92°64° 28%
Mon 88°67° 36%
Tue 87°62° 22%
Wed 85°58° 30%
Thu 93°60° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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