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IBM Connector Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min

IBM Connector Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Gunbarrel, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,128 – 5,174 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.06676, -105.19777
Nearest town Gunbarrel, CO
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IBM Connector Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,130–5,175 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.06676, -105.19777

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Spine Rd & Williams Fork Trail stop 404 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boulder Feeder Ditch Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Longmont / Boulder Lobo Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto IBM Connector Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miReach Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Longmont / Boulder Lobo Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Boulder Feeder Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 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/ibm-connector-trail-longmont-to-boulder-lobo-regional-trail-out-back-via-longmont-to-boulder-lobo-regional-trail

Trail surface

34% paved33% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip5%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°64° 21%
Mon 89°67° 25%
Tue 90°60° 26%
Wed 91°60° 26%
Thu 87°64° 25%
Fri 93°60° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spine Rd & Williams Fork Trail stop 404 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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