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HSBV Pond–Pearl Parkway Multi-Use Path, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 46 min

HSBV Pond–Pearl Parkway Multi-Use Path, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Ara, CO. The route reaches HSBV Pond. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,187 – 5,276 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02293, -105.25487
Nearest town Ara, CO
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HSBV Pond–Pearl Parkway Multi-Use Path, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,186–5,276 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.02293, -105.25487

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Pearl St & 30th St stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pearl Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Path, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miPass HSBV Pond.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto South Boulder Creek Trail Access, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Boulder Creek Trail Access, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading S.
  22. 350 ftReach HSBV Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto South Boulder Creek Trail Access, heading S.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Boulder Creek Trail Access, heading NW.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear left onto Boulder Creek Path, heading N.
  36. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pearl Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading SW.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 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/hsbv-pond-pearl-parkway-multi-use-path-out-back-3-sights-8-km-c30e

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pearl St & 30th St stop 47 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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