Tantra Lake–South Boulder Creek Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Tantra Lake–South Boulder Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in East Boulder Community Park near Boulder Junction, CO. The route reaches Tantra Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tantra Lake–South Boulder Creek Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,310–5,422 ft
Out & Back · East Boulder Community Park
Trailhead: 39.99323, -105.22653
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Sioux Dr & 55th St stop 186 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Boulder Community Park path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Goldenrod Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Goldenrod - South Boulder Creek Trail connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Walk The Dog, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Out of The Gate, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Levee Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Tantra Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Out of The Gate, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Walk The Dog, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Goldenrod - South Boulder Creek Trail connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Goldenrod Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto East Boulder Community Park path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Sioux Dr & 55th St stop 186 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- South Boulder Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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