Amphitheater Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 9 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Orodell, CO. It climbs 3,151 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,807 – 6,933 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Range View Trail 40.00442, -105.30577
Nearest town Orodell, CO
Directions
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Amphitheater Trail–Bluebell Hiking Trail, 9 sights
13 mi · ▲ 3,151 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 5,807–6,934 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Range View Trail · 40.00442, -105.30577
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 87°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Greenbriar Blvd & Silver Plume Ln stop 105 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Range View Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sensory, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Range View Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Flagstaff Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Crown Rock, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Shadow Canyon North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Flagstaff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miBear right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bluebell Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Road Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Bluebell-Baird Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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 N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Crown Rock, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Range View Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sensory, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Range View Trail, heading N.
- 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
92% dirt1% paved7% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 87°F63°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
85°65°
Sun
85°58°
29%
Mon
83°62°
44%
Tue
79°57°
27%
Wed
79°56°
33%
Thu
86°61°
34%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Greenbriar Blvd & Silver Plume Ln stop 105 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Range View Trail Trailhead
- Flagstaff Mountain–Range View Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 574 ft
- Tour Stop 50–Amphitheater Trail, 11 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 2,238 ft
- Tour Stop 40–Amphitheater Trail, 11 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 2,239 ft
- Kohler Reservoir–Amphitheater Trail, 12 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 2,474 ft
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