Eldorado Canyon Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Eldorado Springs, CO. It climbs 1,945 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,421 – 7,100 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94041, -105.30848
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Eldorado Canyon Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,421–7,099 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.94041, -105.30848
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
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