Trip
Hiking – Boulder Open Space - S. Boulder and Bear Peaks
Participate in this extremely difficult Boulder Skyline Traverse! Winter weather and snow-packed/icy trail conditions will challenge the hardiest individuals.
Contacts
- Fri, Dec 5, 2025
- Denver
- Hiking
- Adults
- Difficult
- Mileage: 21.8 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,610 ft
- High Point Elevation: 8,543 ft
- Maximum Wind: 15 kts
- Pace: 2.0
- 3 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Prepare for a fast, full day as we begin for an early morning start. We'll ascend the summits in this order: Mount Sanitas, Flagstaff Mountain, Green Mountain, Bear Peak, and S. Boulder Peak. We will reduce our pace to ~1 mph on the steep ascents and quicken our pace on the multiple trail descents.
6:00am: Meet at Colorado Mountain Club, 15605 W. 32nd Avenue, Golden, CO 80401 6:15am: Form carpools and depart for the Chautauqua Park trailhead, 900 Baseline Road and 9th Street, Boulder, CO 80302 We shall ascend the summits in the following order: Mount Sanitas, Mount Flagstaff, Green Mountain, Bear Peak, and S. Boulder Peak, based on group conditioning and cohesiveness.
Required Equipment
I recommend keeping pack weight between 7.0 - 10 pounds so as to make for a fast traverse. Trekking poles and traction control devices are recommended for snow packed and icy trail conditions.