The Best Urban Hikes: Boulder

Darcy Kitching

• Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781733332125
• Edition: 0

The city of Boulder is a Gold-level Walk Friendly Community, which makes it one of the best in the country for getting around by foot. Between the city and county open space systems, there are 265 miles of trails along the Front Range of Boulder County. The Best Urban Hikes: Boulder provides detailed information on 22 urban hikes that are easily accessible within Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Niwot, and Superior. The focus is on pleasant walks in nature that offer wonderful views east of the foothills. Many of these hikes are stroller and wheelchair accessible, and quite a few can easily be reached by bike or bus. This book is for locals looking for convenient everyday hikes, as well as visitors searching for the best walks. Learn about how Boulder's urban trail systems connect with each other and make it easy to escape the city, in the city.

Table of contents

• The Best Urban Hikes Boulder
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1 A Taste of Chautauqua: Bluebell Loop
• 2 Lovin’ on Boulder: Heart-Shaped Loop
• 3 Sawhill Ponds and Walden Ponds Wander
• 4 Teller Farm and White Rocks Ramble
• 5 Boulder Valley Ranch Choose Your Own Adventure Loops
• 6 Two Loops on the Foothills Trail: Hogback Ridge and Old Kiln
• 7 Wonderland Lake Loop
• 8 Flatirons Vista Loop
• 9 NCAR to Woods Quarry Out and Back
• 10 South Boulder Creek to Bobolink Out and Back
• 11 Twin Lakes Figure 8
• 12 Linking Three Cities on the Coal Creek Trail
• 13 Rock Creek Ramble
• 14 Waneka Lake Loop
• 15 Longmont to Niwot on the LoBo Trail
• 16 McIntosh Lake Loop and Agricultural Heritage Center
• 17 Open Sky Loop at Lagerman Agricultural Preserve
• 18 Pella Crossing Loops
• 19 St. Vrain Greenway Stroll
• 20 Harper Lake and Davidson Mesa Figure 8
• 21 North Open Space Lollipop
• 22 Niwot Loop Adventure
• About the Author