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

	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	A Brief History of Hiking, Parks, and Open Space in the Boulder Area	1
	Plains
	St. Vrain Greenways Trail	5
	Pella Crossing	7
	Coot Lake to Boulder Reservoir	9
	Boulder Valley Ranch: Eagle Trail	12
	East Boulder Trail: White Rocks and Gunbarrel Farm Sections	16
	East Boulder Trail: Teller Lakes Section	18
	Walden and Sawhill Ponds	21
	Cannon Loop Trail	23
	Boulder Creek Path	25
	South Boulder Creek Trail	30
	Centennial Trail	31
	Dry Creek Trail	32
	Carolyn Holmberg Preserve/Rock Creek Farm	34
	Cradleboard Trail	35
	Coal Creek Trail	37
	Marshall Mesa, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau	40
	Foothills
	Button Rock Preserve Loop	43
	Rabbit Mountain: Little Thompson Overlook Trail	46
	Hall Ranch	49
	Bitterbrush Trail and Nelson Loop	49
	Heil Ranch	52
	Lichen Loop, Wapiti Trail, Ponderosa Loop	52
	Bald Mountain Scenic Area: "Pines-to-Peak" Trail	54
	Sugarloaf Mountain	56
	Anne U. White Trail	57
	Forsythe Canyon Creek	59
	Foothills Trail	62
	Betasso Preserve: Canyon Loop Trail	65
	Mount Sanitas Loop	68
	Red Rocks and Anemone Hill Trail Loop	70
	Flagstaff Trail	72
	Range View Trail	76
	Gregory Canyon	77
	Saddle Rock	79
	Green Mountain Loop via E. M. Greenman and Ranger Trails	81
	Green Mountain West Ridge Trail	83
	Mesa Trail	84
	Bluebell-Baird Trail	88
	Royal Arch	90
	McClintock and Enchanted Mesa Loop	93
	Walter Orr Roberts Nature Trail	94
	Mallory Cave	96
	Towhee and Homestead Loop	99
	Big Bluestem and South Boulder Creek Loop	102
	Bear Peak Loop via Bear Canyon, Bear Peak West Ridge, and Fern Canyon	104
	South Boulder Peak via Shadow Canyon	106
	Doudy Draw to Flatirons Vista	110
	South Boulder Creek Loop or Walker Ranch Loop	112
	Meyers Homestead Trail	116
	Mountains
	Wild Basin Area	119
	Ouzel Lake via Calypso Cascade and Ouzel Falls	120
	St. Vrain Area	123
	Gibraltar Lake, St. Vrain Glaciers	123
	Red Deer Lake via Buchanan Pass Trail	127
	Buchanan Pass and Sawtooth Mountain via Buchanan Pass Trail	128
	St. Vrain Mountain	131
	South St. Vrain Trail to Brainard Lake	133
	Ceran St. Vrain Trail to Miller Rock	137
	Brainard Lake Area	139
	Mount Audubon	139
	Blue Lake via Mitchell Lake	142
	Pawnee Pass via Long Lake and Lake Isabelle	143
	Sourdough Trail	147
	Little Raven Trail to Left Hand Reservoir	151
	Rainbow Lakes Area	153
	Rainbow Lakes	153
	Arapaho Glacier Trail to Arapaho Glacier Overlook	155
	Caribou Area	157
	Bald Mountain	157
	Arapaho Peaks Area	161
	Arapaho Pass, Fourth of July Mine, Dorothy Lake	161
	Arapaho Glacier Trail to South Arapaho Peak	164
	Diamond Lake	166
	Hessie Area	168
	Lost Lake	169
	Woodland Lake, Skyscraper Reservoir	172
	Jasper Lake, Devils Thumb Lake, Devils Thumb Pass	174
	King, Betty, and Bob Lakes	176
	East Portal Area	179
	Forest Lakes	182
	James Peak via Rogers Pass Trail	184
	Heart Lake via Rogers Pass Trail	187
	Rollins Pass Road from Needles Eye Tunnel to Rollins Pass	188
	Nearby State and County Parks
	Eldorado Canyon State Park	193
	Rattlesnake Gulch	193
	White Ranch Park (Jefferson County)	197
	Rawhide Loop	197
	Belcher and Mustang Trails	198
	Golden Gate Canyon State Park	201
	Frazer Meadow Trail	201
	Barr Lake State Park	204
	Gazebo Trail	204
	Appendices
A.	Best of the Best for	209
B.	Wheelchair-Accessible Trails	210
C.	Outdoor Ethics	212
D.	Outdoor Safety	213
	Bibliography	215
	Index	219