Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Sanitas Valley Trail & Sunshine Canyon Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Sanitas Valley Trail & Sunshine Canyon Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,512 – 5,893 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sunshine Canyon Trail 40.02678, -105.31397
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO
Directions
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Sanitas Valley Trail & Sunshine Canyon Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,513–5,892 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Sunshine Canyon Trail · 40.02678, -105.31397
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Sunshine Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Spur, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sanitas Spur, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Sanitas Valley, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Sunshine Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sanitas Spur, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunshine Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miArrive 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% dirt3% gravel
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 91°F64°
Feels like82°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
89°69°
Sun
90°62°
29%
Mon
86°65°
42%
Tue
86°61°
25%
Wed
82°58°
32%
Thu
91°61°
34%
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- Boulder Canyon Trail–Boulder Creek Path, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 870 ft
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