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Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Fowler West Viewpoint–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 3,546 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Fowler West Viewpoint–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 5 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Crescent, CO. The route reaches Fowler West Viewpoint. It climbs 3,546 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,847 – 7,100 ft · steepest grade: 53%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95591, -105.32291
Nearest town Crescent, CO · Official trailhead info (bouldercounty.org)
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Fowler West Viewpoint–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 3,546 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,848–7,099 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: 39.95591, -105.32291

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading S.
  8. 2.5 miTurn left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftPass Fowler West Viewpoint.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Fowler Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.5 miReach Fowler West Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.5 miBear right onto Bastille Descent Climbing Access Trail, heading NW.
  16. 500 ftSharp left onto Streamside Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  20. 2.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading S.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading N.
  23. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading N.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading N.
  26. 0.3 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/fowler-west-viewpoint-eldorado-canyon-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

87% dirt10% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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