Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Hogback Ridge Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Hogback Ridge Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. It climbs 1,469 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,532 – 6,401 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Trail 40.07045, -105.28270
Nearest town Pine Brook Hill, CO

Directions

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Hogback Ridge Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,532–6,402 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Foothills Trail · 40.07045, -105.28270

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

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothills Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Sky Trail, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Foothills North Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Ridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miReach Hogback Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Foothills North Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Sky Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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