Royal Arch Viewpoint–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. The route reaches Royal Arch Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,884 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,807 – 6,847 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail 40.00321, -105.30238
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO
Directions
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Royal Arch Viewpoint–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,884 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,807–6,849 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail · 40.00321, -105.30238
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plains Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Flagstaff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Crown Rock, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Royal Arch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Royal Arch Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Royal Arch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Plains Overlook Trail, 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
66% dirt4% paved30% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
85°69°
Sun
81°58°
29%
Mon
82°62°
44%
Tue
79°57°
27%
Wed
78°56°
33%
Thu
86°60°
34%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Plains Overlook Trail Trailhead
- Boy Scout Viewpoint–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Viewpoint via Flagstaff Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- Amphitheater Trail–Baseline Trail, 8 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft
- Ute Viewpoint–Chapman Drive Loop, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft
- Amphitheater Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 9 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,199 ft
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