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.
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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
- Start on North Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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
More from Cow Creek Trail Trailhead
- Cow Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Cow Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- West Creek Falls & West Creek Falls Trail via North Boundary Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft
- North Boundary Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Fox Creek Falls via North Boundary Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft
- Cow Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 925 ft
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