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Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Table Mountain–Kohler Reservoir, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Table Mountain–Kohler Reservoir, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route passes Table Mountain before reaching Kohler Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,026 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,614 – 6,267 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97797, -105.27413
Nearest town Boulder, CO
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Table Mountain–Kohler Reservoir, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,613–6,265 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: 39.97797, -105.27413

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading W.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftPass Table Mountain.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail connector, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Skunk Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Skunk Canyon Spur Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Skunk Canyon Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Skunk Canyon, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Skunk Connector, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skunk Canyon, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miPass Kohler Reservoir.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto NIST Service Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftReach Table Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Skunk Canyon, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skunk Connector, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skunk Canyon, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto Skunk Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left onto Skunk Canyon Spur Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Skunk Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.7 miBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miBear right onto Mesa Trail connector, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miBear right onto N.C.A.R., heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading E.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading SE.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R. Trail, heading E.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto N.C.A.R., heading E.
  37. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/table-mountain-kohler-reservoir-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt3% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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