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Royal Arch Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Colorado

Royal Arch Trail

Boulder, Colorado

4.0 mi

Distance

2,110 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 5m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Royal Arch Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Hazards & Warnings

Loose rockTight switchbacksEasy to lose the trail

Elevation Profile

Min:1,739 ft
Max:2,135 ft
Gain:643 ft
Loss:643 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,739 ft and 2,135 ft across 4.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,739 ft1,871 ft2,003 ft2,135 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,743 ft
High point2.2 mi2,135 ft
End4.0 mi1,743 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

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

Royal ArchBluebell RoadThird Flatiron viewsBoulder 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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