Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft · 2 hr 47 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 1,449 ft, with sections as steep as 28% 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 · ▲ 1,449 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 5,582–6,402 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 40.05394, -105.28968
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & Union Ave stop 643 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Kiln, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Foothills North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hogback Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Old Kiln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Foothills North Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading SW.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: Broadway & Union Ave stop 643 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Kiln Spur & Old Kiln via Foothills South 2.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Wonderland Hill Viewpoint–Wonderland Lake, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Foothills South–Old Kiln, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 511 ft
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