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

  1. Start on Sunshine Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Spur, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Sanitas Spur, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Sanitas Valley, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftReach Sunshine Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Sanitas Spur, heading E.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunshine Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  18. 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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