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US walks #14 - Flatirons / Boulder Mountains Park, Colorado

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Distance
3.18 mi
Elevation gain
1,050 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,050 ft
Max elevation
6,007 ft
TrailRank 
60 4.7
Min elevation
5,333 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 13 minutes
Time
one hour 56 minutes
Coordinates
902
Uploaded
September 8, 2018
Recorded
September 2018
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  •   4.7 1 review
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near Boulder, Colorado (United States)

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Itinerary description

A very beautiful but somewhat crowded trail in Boulder. Quite steep in parts and we saw a black bear. Starting from Chautauqua Trail Head this trail combines various smaller trails into a figure 8 loop trail. We did the following trails:
Chautauqua, Flatirons Loop, Bluebell-Baird, Bluebell Mesa, Chautauqua, Ski Jump, Baseline.
It’s part of a wider network of trails so you can combine and create your own individual trail system.

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PictographPanorama Altitude 5,722 ft
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View of the Flatirons from the Chautauqua Trailhead

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,833 ft
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Lower part of Chautauqua Trail is paved.

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,276 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 6,430 ft
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PictographPicnic Altitude 6,152 ft
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A couple of picnic benches on Flatirons Loop Trail

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,148 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 6,066 ft
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PictographPanorama Altitude 5,978 ft
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View of Boulder from Bluebell Mesa Traik

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,027 ft
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  • Photo of guillermoh
    guillermoh Feb 6, 2019

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Muy bien. Por la nieve y hielo se dificulta seguir la ruta pero el entorno es muy bonito.

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