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Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Tour Stop 80–Amphitheater Trail, 9 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Tour Stop 80–Amphitheater Trail, 9 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Orodell, CO. The route reaches Tour Stop 80 at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,783 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,660 – 7,477 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Canyon Trail 39.98644, -105.31996
Nearest town Orodell, CO
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Tour Stop 80–Amphitheater Trail, 9 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,659–7,478 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Long Canyon Trail · 39.98644, -105.31996

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Canyon Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miBear left onto Ranger Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1 miBear left onto Crown Rock, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto 6th Street Connector West Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Baseline Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach Tour Stop 80, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto 6th Street Connector Trail, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading W.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading W.
  27. 500 ftBear left onto Crown Rock, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  29. 1 miSharp left onto Green Mountain Lodge Road, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear right onto Long Canyon Trail, heading N.
  31. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tour-stop-80-amphitheater-trail-out-back-9-sights-10-km

Trail surface

97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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