Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Tour Stop 50 & McClintock Upper Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Tour Stop 50 & McClintock Upper Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. The route reaches Tour Stop 50 at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tour Stop 50 & McClintock Upper Trail via Bluebell Hiking Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 5,692–6,064 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Baseline Connector Trail · 40.00008, -105.28738
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 68° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Baseline Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 6th Street Connector West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Mesa Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Tour Stop 50, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto 6th Street Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Baseline Connector Trail, 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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More from Baseline Connector Trail Trailhead
- Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Royal Arch Viewpoint via Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 686 ft
- Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Bluebell Hiking Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Baseline Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 840 ft
- Mesa Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 560 ft
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