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Mount Sanitas via Lion's Lair and Mount Sanitas Trail Loop route map
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Mount Sanitas via Lion's Lair and Mount Sanitas Trail Loop

Boulder, Colorado

5.0 mi

Distance

1,736 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 25m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mount Sanitas via Lion's Lair and Mount Sanitas Trail Loop is a loop trail in Boulder County, Colorado. It is 5 miles long and gains 1,736 feet. It is in or next to Boulder, Colorado.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,689 ft
Max:2,076 ft
Gain:529 ft
Loss:529 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,689 ft and 2,076 ft across 5.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,689 ft1,818 ft1,947 ft2,076 ft0.0 mi1.3 mi2.5 mi3.8 mi5.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,700 ft
High point3.7 mi2,076 ft
End5.0 mi1,700 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.

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