Fowler West Viewpoint & Spring Brook Loop North Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Eldorado Springs, CO. The route reaches Fowler West Viewpoint. It climbs 757 ft, with sections as steep as 74% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,847 – 6,254 ft · steepest grade: 74%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Climbing Access 39.93009, -105.28703
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Fowler West Viewpoint & Spring Brook Loop North Trail
4 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 5,848–6,252 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Climbing Access · 39.93009, -105.28703
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 643 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Climbing Access, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Fowler West Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear left onto Fowler Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Spring Brook Loop North Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Fowler West Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fowler Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Bastille Descent Climbing Access Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Streamside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Climbing Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt37% gravel1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 643 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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