Tour Stop 40–Amphitheater Trail, 11 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Orodell, CO. The route reaches Tour Stop 40 at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 2,239 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,706 – 6,933 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Artist Point 40.00550, -105.30786
Nearest town Orodell, CO
Directions
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Tour Stop 40–Amphitheater Trail, 11 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 2,239 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,705–6,934 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Artist Point · 40.00550, -105.30786
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sensory, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Range View Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Flagstaff Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Crown Rock, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto McClintock Lower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Tour Stop 40, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Range View Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sensory, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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
79% dirt1% paved20% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 87°F65°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
84°56°
19%
Mon
78°59°
25%
Tue
80°61°
18%
Wed
84°57°
17%
Thu
85°56°
Fri
84°56°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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