Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Mount Sanitas–Mount Sanitas Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Mount Sanitas–Mount Sanitas Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route reaches Mount Sanitas at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,774 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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Mount Sanitas–Mount Sanitas Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 5,384–6,803 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Boulder Creek Path · 40.01408, -105.29072
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Canyon Blvd & 3rd St stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boulder Creek Path, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Mount Sanitas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Boulder Creek Path, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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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- Transit-accessible: Canyon Blvd & 3rd St stop 53 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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