Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. It climbs 1,457 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,546–6,402 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 40.05497, -105.28650
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 366 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Community Park Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Kiln, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Foothills North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hogback Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Old Kiln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Foothills North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Community Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 366 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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