Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Long Canyon Trail & Ranger Trail via Green Mountain West Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 2,171 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Long Canyon Trail & Ranger Trail via Green Mountain West Ridge Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Orodell, CO. It climbs 2,171 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Long Canyon Trail & Ranger Trail via Green Mountain West Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 2,171 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 6,740–7,903 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.98174, -105.31203
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Mountain West Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Ranger Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Long Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach Ranger Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Green Mountain West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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More from this trailhead
- Green Mountain West Ridge Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Ranger Trail via Green Mountain West Ridge Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft
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