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East Boulder Trail–Legend Ridge Loop, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 2 hr 49 min

East Boulder Trail–Legend Ridge Loop, 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It climbs 550 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,112 – 5,355 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cougar Trail 40.10249, -105.14084
Nearest town Niwot, CO
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East Boulder Trail–Legend Ridge Loop, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,111–5,355 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cougar Trail · 40.10249, -105.14084

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Niwot Hills Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Legend Ridge Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Somerset Trail, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Niwot Loop, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miBear left onto East Boulder Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miReach Niwot Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Niwot Loop, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Somerset Trail, heading E.
  21. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Legend Ridge Loop, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left onto Niwot Hills Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-boulder-trail-legend-ridge-loop-out-back-5-sights-12-km

Trail surface

95% gravel4% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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