Wonderland Hill Viewpoint–Wonderland Lake, 6 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. The route passes Wonderland Lake before reaching Wonderland Hill Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 578 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,551 – 6,030 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Foothills North 40.06555, -105.29100
Nearest town Pine Brook Hill, CO
Directions
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Wonderland Hill Viewpoint–Wonderland Lake, 6 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 5,553–6,032 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Foothills North · 40.06555, -105.29100
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Front Range Ave & Broadway stop 789 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Foothills North, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Foothills North Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills South, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Wonderland Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Wonderland Hill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Wonderland Lake.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Wonderland Hill, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Wonderland Hill Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Kiln, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Foothills South, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Foothills North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Foothills North, 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
64% dirt33% gravel2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like80°Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
89°69°
Sun
92°63°
28%
Mon
88°66°
36%
Tue
87°62°
22%
Wed
85°57°
30%
Thu
93°60°
32%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Front Range Ave & Broadway stop 789 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hogback Ridge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft
- Joder Reservoir & North Sky Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 554 ft
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