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Boulder fall foliage: More tips on where to find the pretty stuff
We already listed five spots to see fall foliage near Boulder, but since we’re in the thick of it now, here’s another list of seven places to see fall foliage in Colorado — have a great weekend of looking at leaves, by car or by bike!
Fall foliage on Flagstaff Mountain | flickr user kallu
East Portal Trailhead: From Rollinsville, take Rollins Pass Road (gravel) east for just over 8 miles to a parking area near the Moffat Tunnel. Heart Lake, Fugere’s favorite hike, is a 4.2-mile jaunt from here, but trails branch off to other alpine lakes and passes. “The gorge the train goes through has a wide variety of aspen, and it’s an area that hasn’t been hit as bad by the beetle blight,” she says.
West Magnolia trails: Mountain bikers can access these trails from CR 130 (the road to Eldora) or the Peak to Peak Highway; then choose your own adventure. “It’s a lot of little loops,” says Barrow. “You could ride for 20 minutes or two hours.” Maps are available at bma-mtb.org.
Switzerland Trail: To follow this old railroad grade in the foothills between Left Hand and Boulder canyons, park at the trailhead off on Sugarloaf Mountain Road, or ride or run up from Boulder Canyon via Fourmile Canyon Drive, then Wall Street (gravel). Thompson thinks that if you ride Fourmile Canyon to Wall Street, it’s the best dirt ride in town (cyclocross or mountain bike). Castro likes it for running too, citing its quick access from town.
Bobolink/South Boulder trails: The Bobolink Trailhead is on Baseline Road, just west of Cherryvale Road. For the first stretch of the trail south from here, cyclists have a different but parallel trail, but you’ll still see the cottonwoods lining the creek. Open Space and Mountain Parks has trail maps on its Web site, ci.boulder.co.us.
Castro says the 2.9-mile stretch from South Boulder Road to Marshall Road is popular with runners because it gives you a number of options, like exiting onto Marshall for road pick-ups. Read more
Five great spots to view Colorado’s golden aspens
Aspen leaves show the first hint of yellow while Chris Cheek rides his mountain bike near Nederland on Friday. Photo by Marty Caivano.
There’s still a couple more days until the official first day of fall. But the aspens in Colorado aren’t waiting.
Some of the trees clustered along the Peak to Peak Highway have already changed a brilliant gold. Others remain a verdant green — but that won’t last for long.
Foresters are guessing that peak-leaf viewing may fall next weekend or the first few days of October.
On Tuesday — after this sunny, warm weekend has given way to a cold front predicted to sweep into Boulder County on Sunday night — the sun will shine directly on the Equator, and fall will officially begin.
And on the heels of autumn’s wintry entrance (the National Weather Service is forecasting a chance of snow in the high country both Sunday and Monday nights) comes the golden glow of Colorado’s changing aspen leaves.
“I usually tell people the third week in September will be the peak,” said Bob Sturtevant, a forestry specialist with the Colorado State University Extension Service. “And it seems to be right on schedule.”
Read the full story at DailyCamera.com, or check out five great places to view the changing leaves after the jump. Read more
