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Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Green Mountain–Table Mountain, 7 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 3,515 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Green Mountain–Table Mountain, 7 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route passes Table Mountain and Green Mountain. It climbs 3,515 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,988 – 8,124 ft · steepest grade: 57%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97839, -105.27348
Nearest town Boulder, CO
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Green Mountain–Table Mountain, 7 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 3,515 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 5,987–8,125 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: 39.97839, -105.27348

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 89°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading W.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass Table Mountain.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail connector, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading W.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading NE.
  22. 500 ftBear right onto 1st/2nd Flatiron, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miBear left onto Saddle Rock, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading NW.
  25. 500 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain West Ridge Trail, heading W.
  26. 1 miPass Green Mountain.
  27. 200 ftSharp right onto Sacred Cliffs, heading SW.
  28. 0.6 miReach Green Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.6 miSharp left onto Green Mountain West Ridge Trail, heading N.
  30. 1 miTurn right onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading E.
  31. 500 ftTurn right onto Saddle Rock, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miBear right onto 1st/2nd Flatiron, heading NE.
  33. 0.7 miBear left onto Bluebell Spur Trail, heading E.
  34. 500 ftSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NW.
  39. 450 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading E.
  40. 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
  41. 0.7 miTurn right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
  43. 0.5 miBear right onto Mesa Trail connector, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading SE.
  45. 0.3 miBear right onto N.C.A.R., heading SW.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading SW.
  47. 150 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading SW.
  48. 100 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading E.
  50. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  52. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-mountain-table-mountain-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt2% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 89°F63°
Feels like81°Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 89°62° 28%
Mon 85°64° 44%
Tue 85°60° 27%
Wed 81°58° 32%
Thu 90°60° 33%

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