Search and Seizure–Upper Boulevard, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Search and Seizure–Upper Boulevard, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 1,607 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Search and Seizure–Upper Boulevard, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 9,109–10,697 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Ute Trail · 39.88542, -105.76347
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Winter Park Resort - Lower Circle stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ute Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Upper Boulevard, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sunspot Way, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Trestle Downhill, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Search and Seizure, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ute Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Trestle Downhill, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Sunspot Way, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Upper Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ute Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winter Park Resort - Lower Circle stop 195 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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