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Tour Stop 80–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. The route reaches Tour Stop 80 at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 664 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 mi5,660 – 6,332 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crown Rock 40.00182, -105.29699
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO

Directions

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Tour Stop 80–Amphitheater Trail, 8 sights

1.8 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,659–6,331 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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crown Rock, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading S.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto 6th Street Connector West Trail, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Baseline Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftReach Tour Stop 80, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto 6th Street Connector Trail, heading E.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading W.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  25. 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading W.
  26. 0.2 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

64% dirt1% paved35% 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%

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