South Boulder Creek Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft · 4 hr 45 min
South Boulder Creek Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in James Peak Wilderness near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 2,770 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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South Boulder Creek Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 10,042–11,908 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 39.89824, -105.70981
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Ute Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 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 0.4 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Riflesight & Trestle 3.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Moffat Trail & Trestle 6.3 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft
- Nebraska Hill Road & Ute Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,383 ft
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