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.

Elevation

0 mi5,693 – 6,063 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baseline Connector Trail 40.00008, -105.28738
Nearest town Boulder, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Baseline Connector Trail, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto 6th Street Connector West Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Mesa Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach Tour Stop 50, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto McClintock Upper Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto 6th Street Connector Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Baseline Connector Trail, heading NW.
  13. 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

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F68°
Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 87°63° 22%
Mon 86°66° 32%
Tue 87°59° 29%
Wed 89°59° 30%
Thu 90°65° 28%
Fri 91°59° 22%

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