Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Old Kiln Spur & Old Kiln via Foothills South
2.1 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 55 min
Old Kiln Spur & Old Kiln via Foothills South is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. It climbs 441 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Kiln Spur & Old Kiln via Foothills South
2.1 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 55 min
Elevation 5,546–6,000 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 40.05497, -105.28650
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 366 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Community Park Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills South, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Kiln Spur, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Old Kiln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Kiln, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Foothills South, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Community Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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
- Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 366 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wonderland Lake–Community Park Trail, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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