Canyon Loop Trail, Boulder CO

January 29, 2011

Today we hiked the 3.2 mile Canyon Loop Trail.  Best things about this trail are it's close and we could take our dog Molly with us.  She had a great time!

This hike is west of Boulder off Canyon Loop Road on your way to Nederland.  It's a well known trail so we weren't the only hikers, but it's so spread out that you don't feel over crowded.  I recommend doing this trail on Saturday or Wednesday since bikes are not allowed on the trail on these two days and it looks like it might be a very popular mountain bike trail.  We may try that this summer!

When you start the trail you can go either direction.  We started to the right and this is the first beautiful view you see, looking over Boulder.  It's amazing.  The views throughout the trail are beautiful.







Canyon Loop Trail and Molly



The trail is steep in some places and narrow in others, but I would say all in all it's a mild trail and pretty easy to navigate.



The Family



Since it's January there was some snow and a few slick spots, but we had excellent weather for this hike. 

I highly recommend this hike.  It's not full of spectacular mountain views, or rushing waterfalls, but it's peaceful and you can bring your best friend for a long walk together.