Boulder Hiking Trails: The Best of the Plains, Foothills, and Mountains

by Cushman, Ruth Carol; Cushman, Glenn

• ISBN13: 9780871089076
• ISBN10: 0871089076
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
A Brief History of Hiking, Parks, and Open Space in the Boulder Area	1	(4)
Plains
St. Vrain Greenways Trail	5	(2)
Coot Lake to Boulder Reservoir	7	(3)
Boulder Valley Ranch: Eagle Trail	10	(3)
East Boulder Trail: White Rocks and Gunbarrel Farm Sections	13	(3)
East Boulder Trail: Teller Lakes Section	16	(2)
Walden and Sawhill Ponds	18	(2)
Cannon Loop Trail	20	(3)
Boulder Creek Path	23	(4)
South Boulder Creek Trail	27	(2)
Centennial Trail	29	(1)
Dry Creek Trail	30	(2)
Rock Creek Farm	32	(2)
Coal Creek Trail	34	(3)
Marshall Mesa, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau	37	(3)
Foothills
Button Rock Preserve Loop	40	(3)
Rabbit Mountain: Little Thompson Overlook Trail	43	(3)
Bald Mountain Scenic Area: ``Pines-to-Peak'' Trail	46	(2)
Anne U. White Trail	48	(3)
Forsythe Canyon Creek	51	(1)
Foothills Trail	52	(3)
Betasso Preserve: Canyon Loop Trail	55	(3)
Mount Sanitas Loop	58	(2)
Red Rocks and Anemone Hill Loop	60	(3)
Flagstaff Trail	63	(3)
Range View Trail	66	(1)
Gregory Canyon	67	(2)
Saddle Rock	69	(2)
Green Mountain Loop via E. M. Greenman and Ranger Trails	71	(2)
Green Mountain West Ridge Trail	73	(1)
Mesa Trail	74	(5)
Bluebell-Baird Trail	79	(2)
Royal Arch	81	(2)
McClintock and Enchanted Mesa Loop	83	(1)
Walter Orr Roberts Nature Trail	84	(2)
Mallory Cave	86	(4)
Towhee and Homestead Loop	90	(2)
Big Bluestem and South Boulder Creek Loop	92	(2)
Bear Peak Loop via Bear Canyon, Bear Peak West Ridge, and Fern Canyon	94	(3)
South Boulder Peak via Shadow Canyon	97	(3)
Doudy Draw to Flatirons Vista	100	(3)
Walker Ranch Loop	103	(3)
Meyers Homestead Trail	106	(97)
Mountains
Wild Basin Area
Ouzel Lake via Calypso Cascade and Ouzel Falls	110	(3)
St. Vrain Area
Gibraltar Lake, St. Vrain Glaciers	113	(4)
Red Deer Lake via Buchanan Pass Trail	117	(1)
Buchanan Pass and Sawtooth Mountain via Buchanan Pass Trail	118	(3)
St. Vrain Mountain	121	(2)
South St. Vrain Trail to Brainard Lake	123	(4)
Ceran St. Vrain Trail to Miller Rock	127	(2)
Brainard Lake Area
Mount Audubon	129	(3)
Blue Lake via Mitchell Lake	132	(1)
Pawnee Pass via Long Lake and Lake Isabelle	133	(4)
Sourdough Trail	137	(4)
Little Raven Trail to Left Hand Reservoir	141	(2)
Rainbow Lakes Area
Rainbow Lakes	143	(2)
Arapaho Glacier Trail to Arapaho Glacier Overlook	145	(3)
Caribou Area
Bald Mountain	148	(4)
Arapaho Peaks Area
Arapaho Pass, Fourth of July Mine, Dorothy Lake	152	(3)
Arapaho Glacier Trail to South Arapaho Peak	155	(2)
Diamond Lake	157	(2)
Hessie Area
Lost Lake	159	(3)
Woodland Lake, Skyscraper Reservoir	162	(2)
Jasper Lake, Devils Thumb Lake, Devils Thumb Pass	164	(2)
King, Betty, and Bob Lakes	166	(6)
East Portal Area
Forest Lakes	172	(2)
James Peak via Rogers Pass Trail	174	(2)
Heart Lake via Rogers Pass Trail	176	(2)
Rollins Pass Road from Needles Eye Tunnel to Rollins Pass	178	(3)
Nearby State and County Parks
Eldorado Canyon State Park
Rattlesnake Gulch	181	(4)
White Ranch Park (Jefferson County)
Rawhide Loop	185	(1)
Belcher and Mustang Trails	186	(3)
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Frazer Meadow Trail	189	(3)
Barr Lake State Park
Gazebo Trail	192	(5)
Appendices
A. Wheelchair-Accessible Trails	197	(2)
B. Outdoor Ethics	199	(1)
C. Outdoor Safety	200	(3)
Bibliography	203	(4)
Index	207