Viewpoint via Flagstaff Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Seven Hills, CO. The route reaches Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 849 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,965 – 6,847 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Plains Overlook Trail 40.00321, -105.30238
Nearest town Seven Hills, CO
Directions
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Viewpoint via Flagstaff Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,965–6,849 ft
Out & Back · 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
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plains Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Flagstaff Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Panorama Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Flagstaff Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Plains Overlook, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Plains Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 150 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
100% dirt
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
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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