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N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa/Bear & N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa via Bear Canyon - NCAR

2.5 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 3 min

N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa/Bear & N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa via Bear Canyon - NCAR is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in National Center for Atmospheric Research near Boulder, CO. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,640 – 6,073 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Devils Thumb Access 39.97460, -105.26683
Nearest town Boulder, CO
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N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa/Bear & N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa via Bear Canyon - NCAR

2.5 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,641–6,073 ft

Out & Back · National Center for Atmospheric Research

Trailhead: Devils Thumb Access · 39.97460, -105.26683

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Emerson Ave stop 582 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Devils Thumb Access, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto N.C.A.R. - Bear Connector, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa/Bear, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa/Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto N.C.A.R. - Table Mesa/Bear, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. - Bear Connector, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Devils Thumb Access, heading SE.
  9. 250 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/n-c-a-r-table-mesa-bear-out-back

Trail surface

41% gravel6% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 92°F62°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 91°71°
Sun 91°65° 28%
Mon 87°66° 44%
Tue 87°61° 27%
Wed 83°59° 32%
Thu 92°62° 33%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Emerson Ave stop 582 m from the trailhead

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