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Stick to the Trail Traveling on the trail leaves room for wildlife and their homes. Shortcutting trails causes erosion. Be ready to get muddy and step right through puddles. Go for a Winter Hike Boots dry overnight; plants take years to recover. Enjoy fewer hikers, bright-blue skies and the occasional C SH 170 US 36/McCaslin Park-N-Ride quiet blanket of snow. Snow cleats recommended. Share Our Trails it y MARSHALL We all enjoy the outdoors in different ways. Pay attention, expect to encounter o f others and be courteous. Yield to all. A B SH 93 & SH 170 n o d uld M er Dogs o Open Space unt On most trails, visitors can walk their dogs on leash. If dog guardians wish to ain P walk their dogs off leash, they must be registered in Boulder’s Voice and Sight arks SH 170 Tag Program. Learn more at voiceandsight.org. Trailhead ELDORADO CANYON STATE PARK SH 93 Paid Parking Kiosk

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Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau Chautauqua Shuttle Route Eldorado Canyon Shuttle Route 2440 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 To Hessie Trailhead Shuttle via RTD Bus NB to Nederland High School How to Find Accessible Trails 800.444.0447 | 303.442.2911 BoulderColoradoUSA.com Rocky Mountain National Park via Bustang Route Boulder’s outdoor beauty is available to all. Find 30 trails suitable for City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks 303.441.3440 • osmp.org people experiencing disabilities and personalized hand-cycle tours available at AccessibleOSMP.org. Bear Peak Boy Scout

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.5 .5 as it is with Flatirons views. .5 .5 6.5 right within Boulder’s city 6.5 6.5 westward to the snowcapped Bear Peak 6.5 5.5 Boy Scout .5 1.5 2.5 3.5 The land preserves a rare Indian Peaks Wilderness, and some of the tallest peaks in Colorado, make this a lovely hike for all limits.0 There .4 are several . 1.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.55.5 .5 5.5 5.5.5 5.5 remnant of dry tall-grass access .2 options. .6 This1 shorter 1.4 (yet steeper) South Mesa Trailhead option starts off 1 on Mesa Trail 3 and 5 Bear Peak Boy Scout seasons.0 You1 can return2 the 3way you came, or make it a loop on the Ute Trail. .5 1.5 2.5 6.5 6.5 prairie where wildflowers 6.5 6.5 7.5 7.5 connects with Shadow Canyon South, which is cool, shady and tucked down in a canyon. The .5 bloom through spring, summer and fall. The geology of this area is particularly.5 special, with rippled Directions: Use Google Maps for navigation to parking at “Realization Point.” final stretch is a scramble to the exposed summit at 8,461 feet. Peak baggers can pop over to the 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.5 .2 .6 1 0rocks showing .2 .4 evidence .6 of . ancient0 seas and1 visible fractures2 resulting3 from the upthrust of the .5 1.5 2.5 adjacent South Boulder Peak (at 8,549 feet) to get a two-for-one. 7.5 7.5 Cars not registered in Boulder County must pay a $5 parking fee at the parking lot. Rocky Mountains. Download a brochure at bouldercolorado.gov/osmp/elearning. 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.5 .5 1.5 2.5 Rattlesnake Gulch Directions:Mallory0 Cave.2 Use Google .4. Maps.6 for navigation to parking at “South Mesa Trailhead.”Marshal Mesa Use Google Maps for navigation to parking at “Marshall Mesa Trailhead.” Sawhill Ponds 5.5 Directions: 5.5 Rattlesnake Gulch Trail .5 .5 .5 1.5 2.5 0 .2 .4. .6 .5 7 Green Mountain Summit Loop Cars not registered in Boulder County must pay a $5 parking fee at the parking lot. Rattlesnake$ Gulch Sawhill Ponds 7.5 7.5 South Mesa Wood’s Quarry 7.5 Chautauqua Loop 6.5 Green Mtn Summit 6.5 $ 6.5 .5 Chautauqua Loop 6.57 .5 .5 6 .5 5.5.5 5.5 Chautauqua Loop 7.5 Green Mtn Summit 5.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 .5 1.5 2.5 3.5 .2 .6 1 1.4 0 .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 0 .4 . 1.2 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5.5 .5 6 6.5 6.5 5.5 .5 1.5 2.5 3.5 5.5 5.57.5 7.5 0 .4 . 1.2 5.5 5.5 0 1 2 3 .5 1.5 2.5 6.5 6.5 The dramatic, striated .2 .6 1 1.4 1 3 5 walls of Eldorado Canyon Rangeview/Ute Royal Arch 5.5 5.5 At 8,144 feet, Green .2 .6 1 1.4 1 3 5 State Park are just 20 Mountain is third-tallest .5 .5 It’s easy to see why this is minutes south of Boulder. peak in Boulder’s mountain Rattlesnake Gulch Rattlesnake Gulch is one 7.5 7.5 Sawhill Ponds Boulder’s signature hiking Mallory Cave backdrop.Marshal Mesa You will leave from Boulder’s Outdoor-Loving Legacy of the park’s signature area: Snap a photo in front 6.5 the Gregory Canyon Trailhead 6.5 .5 From its earliest days, Boulder has been a city that’s appreciated its beautiful natural surroundings. In 1896, 7 trails that will take you .5 .5 ofMallory the iconicCave Flatirons and Marshal Mesa and take your loop in the past spectacular views of 5.5 5.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium, considered something of a health sanctuary and spa, opened at the base of 6.5 then hike right up to these direction .2 of either.6 Gregory 1 0 .2 .4 .6 . .5 spectacular, slanting slabs .5 the canyon and Colorado’s Canyon or Saddle Rock. Both Boulder’s mountains with trails outside its back door. It drew guests6.5 who retreated into the piney hills for exercise, 6.5 6.5 6 eastern plains in the distance. You’ll also pass the remnants of historic Crags Hotel, which was built 7.5 of sandstone (say that five 7.5 are strenuous climbs up the fresh air and sunshine. In 1898, the Colorado Chautauqua was built5.5 at the foot of the red rock formations known .5 1.5 2.5 3.5 in 1908 but burned down in 1913.5.5 Continue on to the Continental Divide Overlook, and have your 5.5 cool and shady north side of the mountain through lush forests and beside seasonal trickling streams. 0 .4 . 1.2 times fast!). As you start out 6.5 6.5 .2 .6 1 1.4 0 .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 as the Flatirons. It was a family retreat created in the tradition of national Chautauquas of the time, focusing on on the Chautauqua Trail, camera ready. This is a lolipop trail with unique features to capture your imagination. After the final lung-busting stretch, you’ll be rewarded by 360-degree views and, in summer, swarms 5.5 5.5 of butterflies. This mountain climb is a serious endeavor, so prepare accordingly. culture, music and nature. In 1967, Boulder became the first city in the U.S. to tax itself to acquire funds to be you’ll find that the hike is steeper than it appears, so take your time. The trails wind in and out of Please note, state park entry fees are required. South Mesa Wood’s Quarry pine .2 forests .6 and grassy1 meadows.1.4 Stop to smell a fragrant ponderosa pine0 trunk, .5 have1 a 1.5 seat on 2 2.5 Directions: Use Google Maps for navigation to parking at “Gregory Canyon Trailhead.” used specifically for the acquisition, management and maintenance of open space. a sun-warmed boulder and admire the city views below. Directions: Use Google Maps for navigation to Eldorado Canyon State Park. The park is very busy .5 .5 and has limited parking on weekends. When parking is full, cars are turned away. See reverse for Cars not registered in Boulder County must pay a $5 parking fee at the parking lot. Rangeview/Ute 7.5 Royal Arch 7.5 Boulder continues to passionately protect some 45,000 acres of unspoiled open space, which visitors can access Directions: Use Google Maps for navigation to parking at “Chautauqua Trailhead.” See reverse information on the Eldo Shuttle, available on weekends Memorial Day–Labor Day. Photos, left to right: Rich Grant, Wendy Marie Stuart, NOAA ESRL, Nina B/Shutterstock.com, Jonathan B. Auerbach, for information on the Park to Park shuttle, available Memorial Day–Labor Day. 6.5 6.5 .5 .5 Emiliano Lake-Herrera, Dave Sutherland, Phillip Yates, Ann G. Duncan, Ann G. Duncan, Dave Sutherland, Gwen Gray, via 300 miles of hiking and biking trails. We welcome you to this outdoor playground. Rangeview/Ute Royal Arch 5.5 Emma Zilber (emmazphotography.com), Erin Byrne, Traci Schaeffer, Andrew Magill-Flickr Creative5.5 Commons, Rich Grant 7.5 7.5 0 1 2 3 .5 1.5 2.5 .5 .5 6.5 6.5

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