South Boulder Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 50 min
South Boulder Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in James Peak Wilderness near East Portal, CO. It climbs 326 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,226 – 9,551 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.90116, -105.64624
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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South Boulder Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 50 min
Elevation 9,226–9,552 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 39.90116, -105.64624
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 27% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% other42% dirt
Weather
RainTemperature 73°F51°
Precip27%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity50%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
70°50°
22%
Sun
78°53°
54%
Mon
68°51°
46%
Tue
74°48°
39%
Wed
75°50°
43%
Thu
73°51°
45%
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Forest Lakes Trail & South Boulder Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Clayton Lake–Clayton Lake Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,773 ft
- Crater Lakes (Lower North)–Crater Lakes (Lower South), 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft
- Arapaho Lakes (Lower)–Arapaho Lakes Trail, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft
- Heart Lake & South Boulder Creek Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,087 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,660 ft
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