Wonderland Hill Viewpoint–Wonderland Lake, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. The route passes Maxwell Reservoir, Wonderland Lake and Wonderland Hill Viewpoint. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,551 – 6,030 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05394, -105.28968
Nearest town Pine Brook Hill, CO
Directions
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Wonderland Hill Viewpoint–Wonderland Lake, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 5,553–6,032 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 40.05394, -105.28968
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & Union Ave stop 643 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Foothills South, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wonderland Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wonderland Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Maxwell Reservoir.
- 250 ftReach Wonderland Hill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Wonderland Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Wonderland Park Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wonderland Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Wonderland Lake Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Wonderland Hill, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Wonderland Hill Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Foothills South, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 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
44% dirt27% gravel27% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
89°72°
Sun
91°64°
28%
Mon
87°66°
36%
Tue
87°62°
22%
Wed
83°60°
30%
Thu
92°62°
32%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Broadway & Union Ave stop 643 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Kiln Spur & Old Kiln via Foothills South 2.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Foothills South–Old Kiln, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 511 ft
- Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft
- Joder Reservoir–Foothills North Trail, 5 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 586 ft
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