Comanche Peak Wilderness

North Boundary Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft · 2 hr 25 min

North Boundary Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Olympus Heights, CO. It climbs 1,824 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,861 – 8,590 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cow Creek Trail 40.43143, -105.50312
Nearest town Olympus Heights, CO

Directions

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North Boundary Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 7,862–8,591 ft

Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Cow Creek Trail · 40.43143, -105.50312

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Boundary Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 80°F58°
Precip7%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 79°59°
Sun 80°58° 27%
Mon 76°58° 19%
Tue 78°54° 23%
Wed 76°54° 34%
Thu 82°57° 41%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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