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East Boulder Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 23 min

East Boulder Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,079 – 5,253 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Niwot Loop Trail 40.09696, -105.16855
Nearest town Niwot, CO
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East Boulder Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,080–5,254 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Niwot Loop Trail · 40.09696, -105.16855

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Niwot Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto East Boulder Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miArrive 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-longmont-to-boulder-lobo-regional-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

93% gravel7% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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