Boulder Hiking Trails, 5th Edition

Ruth Carol Cushman is a retired reference librarian and the coauthor of Boulder County Nature Almanac, Colorado Nature Almanac, Wild Boulder County, The Shortgrass Prairie, and the Peterson Field Guide to the North American Prairie. She is an avid hiker and lives in Boulder, CO. Glenn Cushman is a retired aerospace engineer and an active hiker and devoted naturalist. He lives in Boulder, CO.

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Brief History of Hiking, Parks, and Open Space in the Boulder Area

Best of the Best for...

Mindfulness: Know Before You Go




PLAINS

St. Vrain Greenways Trail

McIntosh Lake Loop

Pella Crossing: Braly Trail, Marlatt Trail

Lagerman Reservoir Loop

Coot Lake to Boulder Reservoir

Boulder Valley Ranch: Eagle and Cobalt Trails

East Boulder Trail: White Rocks and Gunbarrel Hill, Teller Lakes

Walden and Sawhill Ponds

Legion Loop Trail

Boulder Creek Path

South Boulder Creek Trail: Baseline Road to Marshall Road

Davidson Mesa Loops

Carolyn Holmberg Preserve/Rock Creek Farm: Cradleboard Trail

Coal Creek Trail

Marshall Mesa and Community Ditch: Coal Seam Trail and Community Ditch to Doudy Draw, Marshall Valley and Community Ditch Loop, Marshall Mesa to Greenbelt Plateau



FOOTHILLS

Button Rock Preserve Loop via Sleepy Lion Trail

Rabbit Mountain: Little Thompson Overlook Trail

Hall Ranch: Bitterbrush Trail and Nelson Loop

Heil Ranch: Lichen Loop, Wapiti Trail, Ponderosa Loop

Bald Mountain Scenic Area: Pines-to-Peak Trail

Sugarloaf Mountain Trail

Interim Joder Trail

Foothills Trail

Anne U. White Trail

Betasso Preserve: Canyon Loop Trail

Forsythe Canyon Creek Trail to Gross Reservoir

Mount Sanitas Loop

Red Rocks and Anemone Hill Loop

Flagstaff Trail

Range View Trail to Artists Point

Gregory Canyon Trail

Saddle Rock and Amphitheater Loop

Green Mountain Loop via E. M. Greenman and Ranger Trails

Bluebell-Baird Trail

Royal Arch Trail

Mesa Trail

McClintock and Enchanted Mesa Loop

Walter Orr Roberts Nature Trail

Mallory Cave Trail

Bear Peak Loop via Bear Canyon, Bear Peak West Ridge, and Fern Canyon

Big Bluestem and South Boulder Creek West Loop

South Boulder Peak via Shadow Canyon

Towhee and Homestead Loop

Flatirons Vista North Trail to Doudy Draw

Fowler, Goshawk Ridge, and Spring Brook Loop

Walker Ranch Loop

Meyers Homestead Trail



MOUNTAINS

Easy and Moderate Mountain Trail Segments

Wild Basin Area

Ouzel Lake via Calypso Cascade and Ouzel Falls

St. Vrain Area

Buchanan Trail

Gibraltar Lake and St. Vrain Glaciers Trail

Red Deer Lake Trail

Buchanan Pass and Sawtooth Mountain Trails

St. Vrain Mountain Trail

South St. Vrain Trail to Brainard Lake

Ceran St. Vrain Trail to Miller Rock

Brainard Lake Area

Mount Audubon Trail

Blue Lake via Mitchell Lake Trail

Pawnee Pass via Long Lake and Lake Isabelle

Sourdough Trail

Caribou and Rainbow Lakes Area

Caribou Town Site and Caribou Hill

Caribou Ranch: DeLonde Trail, Blue Bird Loop

Rainbow Lakes Trail

Arapaho Glacier Trail to Arapaho Glacier Overlook

Arapaho Pass Area

Arapaho Pass Trail: Arapaho Pass, Diamond Lake, South Arapaho Peak

Hessie Area

Devils Thumb Bypass Trail to Jasper Lake, Devils Thumb Lake, and Devils Thumb Pass

King Lake Trail to King, Betty, and Bob Lakes

Woodland Lake and Skyscraper Reservoir Trails

Rollins Pass Area

Forest Lakes Trail from Rollins Pass Road

James Peak via Rogers Pass Trail



NEARBY STATE AND COUNTY PARKS

Eldorado Canyon State Park: Rattlesnake Gulch Trail

White Ranch County Park: Rawhide Loop

Golden Gate Canyon State Park: Horseshoe and Mule Deer Trails to Frazer Meadow

St. Vrain State Park: Pelican Pond Loop

Barr Lake State Park: Gazebo Trail



Appendices

Wheelchair-Accessible Trails

Bibliography

Index