2.5 miles
Distance
1,019 ft
Climb
-133 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Lion's Lair Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Boulder
    , Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #2317 in Hiking [+]
    • #558 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Hiking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
  • Land Owner
    City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

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Lion's Lair Trail is a 2 mile blue singletrack trail located near Boulder Colorado. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lion's Lair Trail hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    886 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,914 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,914 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,800 ft
  • Grade
    6.772%
  • Grade max
    -20.268%
  • Grade min
    41.01%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,497 ft
  • Distance flat
    446 ft
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      Mar 28, 2023 @ 9:54am
      1 day
      Dec 11, 2022 @ 2:04pm
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      Nov 14, 2021 @ 7:02am
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      Sep 5, 2019 @ 11:36am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 29 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      All
      • 104 rides
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      Jul 13, 2019 @ 1:05pm
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