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Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Colorado

Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley Loop Trail

Boulder, Colorado

3.2 mi

Distance

1,329 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 42m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley Loop Trail is a loop trail in Boulder County, Colorado. It is 3.2 miles long and gains 1,329 feet. It is in or next to Boulder, Colorado.

From the trail data on this page. For conditions and closures, see official sources.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,690 ft
Max:2,074 ft
Gain:405 ft
Loss:405 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,690 ft and 2,074 ft across 3.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,690 ft1,818 ft1,946 ft2,074 ft0.0 mi0.8 mi1.6 mi2.4 mi3.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,702 ft
High point1.3 mi2,074 ft
End3.2 mi1,702 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Boulder, CO · in or next to town
County:
Boulder County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Mount Sanitas summitSanitas Valley TrailEast Ridge TrailBoulder valley views

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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