Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Hogback Ridge Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Hogback Ridge Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. It climbs 1,345 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hogback Ridge Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,658–6,402 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Foothills North · 40.06555, -105.29100
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Front Range Ave & Broadway stop 789 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Foothills North, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Foothills North Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hogback Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Hogback Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Foothills North Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills North, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Front Range Ave & Broadway stop 789 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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