Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Royal Arch Viewpoint via Bluebell Hiking Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Royal Arch Viewpoint via Bluebell Hiking Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route reaches Royal Arch Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 686 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Royal Arch Viewpoint via Bluebell Hiking Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 5,692–6,379 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Baseline Connector Trail · 40.00008, -105.28738
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Baseline Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 6th Street Connector West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Royal Arch Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto 6th Street Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Baseline Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Baseline Connector Trail Trailhead
- Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Tour Stop 50 & McClintock Upper Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Baseline Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 840 ft
- Mesa Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 560 ft
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