Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Doudy Draw Trail–FlatIrons Vista North Trail, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Doudy Draw Trail–FlatIrons Vista North Trail, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Eldorado Springs, CO. It climbs 528 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Doudy Draw Trail–FlatIrons Vista North Trail, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,632–6,134 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: South Mesa Connector · 39.93899, -105.25719
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 90°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Mesa Connector, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear right onto FlatIrons Vista North Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Flatirons Vista North-South connector, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto FlatIrons Vista South Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Doudy Draw Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Flatirons Vista North-South connector, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto FlatIrons Vista North Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto South Mesa Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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