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Betasso Preserve

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Hiking – Betasso Preserve

Enjoy the double loop of Betasso Preserve in the foothills above Boulder

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Jill Yarger
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  • Thu, Aug 1, 2024
  • Boulder
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Easy to Moderate, Easy to Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 6.8 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 861 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 6,600 ft
  • Pace: 2.0 mph

4:30 pm, at Betasso Trailhead

Betasso Rd, Boulder, CO 80302

from Boulder, drive up Boulder canyon drive about 4.5 miles, turn right on Sugarloaf Road, and then right on Betasso Road.  Go about 0.5 miles up Betasso Road and turn into the parking lot on the left.  If that lot is full, there is another lot to the right.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Betasso+Preserve+Trailhead/@40.0155347,-105.3452291,866m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x876be96744ccf771:0x730c66c0470809cd!2sBetasso+Preserve+Trailhead!8m2!3d40.0155651!4d-105.3439358!16s%2Fg%2F1tdvq6tx!3m5!1s0x876be96744ccf771:0x730c66c0470809cd!8m2!3d40.0155651!4d-105.3439358!16s%2Fg%2F1tdvq6tx?entry=ttu

we are sharing this trail with mountain bikers.  

we'll keep the breaks brief to finish the loops before sunset.

Route/Place

Betasso Preserve

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

10 essentials, including a headlamp

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