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Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Royal Arch–Amphitheater Trail, 6 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Royal Arch–Amphitheater Trail, 6 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. The route reaches Royal Arch at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,964 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,807 – 6,920 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crown Rock 40.00182, -105.29699
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO
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Royal Arch–Amphitheater Trail, 6 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,807–6,920 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Crown Rock · 40.00182, -105.29699

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crown Rock, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading S.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Royal Arch Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Royal Arch, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miReach Royal Arch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miBear right onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading N.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading N.
  19. 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading NW.
  20. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/royal-arch-amphitheater-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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