1,849 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-315 ft
Descent
00:09:05
Avg time

Fern Canyon Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Horse
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Boulder Open Space
    Boulder, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #955 in Hiking [+]
    • #1004 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Hiking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks

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Fern Canyon is a 1,849 ft blue singletrack trail located near Boulder Colorado. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Fern Canyon hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -310 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,355 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,665 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,665 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,355 ft
  • Grade
    -16.764%
  • Grade max
    -50.42%
  • Grade min
    6.903%
  • Distance climb
    67 ft
  • Distance down
    1,698 ft
  • Distance flat
    85 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:05
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:25
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      Fern Canyon Trail Reports

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      Aug 16, 2022 @ 9:08am
      Aug 16, 2022
      Jan 15, 2022 @ 11:58am
      Jan 15, 2022
      May 15, 2021 @ 6:52am
      May 15, 2021
      		 Some wet spots, but overall really good.
      Mar 17, 2020 @ 4:18pm
      Mar 17, 2020
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      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
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      • 30 rides
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