East Boulder Trail & Vesper Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 21 min
East Boulder Trail & Vesper Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Liggett, CO. It climbs 356 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Boulder Trail & Vesper Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 5,247–5,417 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.05820, -105.15029
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Vesper Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gunbarrel Open Space Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Boulder Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Vesper Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gunbarrel Open Space Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Vesper Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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