The Green Mountain West Ridge Trail is the easiest route to the summit of Green Mountain, Boulder. It has about 559 feet of elevation gain to reach the peak and is mostly flat until the last section. This is a good family trail, as older kids can...

The Mesa Trail is a 6 mile point to point trail that runs from Chautauqua Park south to the South Mesa Trailhead on Eldorado Springs Drive. As you go south, you pass by six major canyons, Bluebell, Skunk, Bear, Fern, Shanahan and Shadow. The trail...

Betasso Preserve is a hilly meadow in the foothills of Boulder. It has great views of the back of Green Mountain, and views of Boulder and the eastern plans. The primary trail is a loop that offers both mountain biking and hiking. It is a down...

The Towhee trail starts at the Doudy-Debacker-Dunn House and runs west through a small valley with a small seasonal stream. It run parallel to the Homestead Trail to the south and the Mesa Trail to the north. During the spring, the trail is lush...

The Homestead trail runs parallel to the Towhee trail along the top of a ridge. The trail runs through a beautiful mix of mountain meadows and Ponderosa pine forest. There are great views of the plains to the east.

Spring Wild Flowers

By Daryl, Homestead Trail, Boulder

It's late May and the wild flowers are incredible right now. There are fields full of purple, yellow and white flowers. The spring offers some amazing color on this trail. Mixed in with the shade and rocks, this is the landscape people are...

Love Green Mountain

By Daryl, Green Mountain, Boulder

I love this hike. It's a tough hike up, very steep in places. I think the best route to the top is to take the Amphitheater to where it hooks up with the Saddle Rock trail. Then follow that over the ridge till you hit the Greenman trail to...