Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Joder Reservoir–Foothills North Trail, 5 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Joder Reservoir–Foothills North Trail, 5 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. The route reaches Joder Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 664 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Joder Reservoir–Foothills North Trail, 5 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 5,546–5,810 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 40.05497, -105.28650
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 366 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Community Park Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Kiln, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Foothills North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Sky Trail, heading NW.
- 3.6 miReach Joder Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Foothills North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Community Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
- Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 366 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Maxwell Reservoir–Community Park Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
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