East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 9 min
East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Gunbarrel, CO. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 5,210–5,377 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.06191, -105.16169
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Heatherwood Dr & Devonshire Way stop 722 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Heatherwood Dr & Devonshire Way stop 722 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 150 ft
- East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail 3 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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