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Ute Viewpoint–Chapman Drive Loop, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. The route reaches Ute Viewpoint. It climbs 1,327 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,925 – 6,949 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail 40.00321, -105.30238
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO

Directions

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Ute Viewpoint–Chapman Drive Loop, 6 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,925–6,948 ft

Loop · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail · 40.00321, -105.30238

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plains Overlook Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miPass Ute Viewpoint.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Tenderfoot, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Chapman Drive, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Green Mountain Lodge Road, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftSharp left onto Gregory Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1 miBear left onto Crown Rock, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Plains Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

70% dirt22% gravel8% 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%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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