Royal Arch & Bluebell Hiking Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route reaches Royal Arch at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 1,394 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,794 – 6,920 ft · steepest grade: 35%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99596, -105.28227
Nearest town Boulder, CO
Directions
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Royal Arch & Bluebell Hiking Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,796–6,920 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.99596, -105.28227
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Royal Arch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Royal Arch, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Royal Arch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Royal Arch Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Mesa Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like79°Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
90°73°
Sun
87°63°
28%
Mon
87°65°
43%
Tue
86°61°
25%
Wed
83°59°
31%
Thu
91°61°
33%
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kohler Mesa Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail 2 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Mesa Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Chautauqua Trail Overlook–Tour Stop 50, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Royal Arch Viewpoint–Chautauqua Trail Overlook, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Mesa Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- 1st/2nd Flatiron–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft
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