Tour Stop 40–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. The route reaches Tour Stop 40 at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,382 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,706 – 6,332 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crown Rock 40.00182, -105.29699
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO
Directions
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Tour Stop 40–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 5,705–6,331 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Crown Rock · 40.00182, -105.29699
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crown Rock, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading S.
- 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 NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt2% paved31% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
85°69°
Sun
81°58°
29%
Mon
82°62°
44%
Tue
79°57°
27%
Wed
78°56°
33%
Thu
86°60°
34%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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