Climbing Access
Location: 40.0228233337402, -105.298545837402
First Trail Junction
Location: 40.0212249755859, -105.295234680176
Continue straight on Mount Sanitas Trail.
Log Steps
Location: 40.0215644836426, -105.296501159668
Mount Sanitas Trailhead
Location: 40.0207672119141, -105.294143676758
Open Woods
Location: 40.0214614868164, -105.297149658203
Rock Outcrops
Location: 40.0213661193848, -105.295593261719
Rocky Ascent
Location: 40.0279197692871, -105.30135345459
Rocky Overlook
Location: 40.0256500244141, -105.299797058105
Rocky Terrain
Location: 40.0290946960449, -105.302612304688
Wildflowers punctuate the rocky terrain.
SAN001
Location: 40.0205688476562, -105.291694641113
Walk west along Mapleton Avenue for roughly 750 feet to the Mount Sanitas Trailhead on the right side of the road.
SAN002
Location: 40.0207748413086, -105.294143676758
Leave the sidewalk and bear right onto the marked Mount Sanitas Valley Trail. Walk northwest on wide, dirt path.
SAN003
Location: 40.0212326049805, -105.29524230957
Continue straight @ signed 4-way junction onto the Mount Sanitas Trail (Mount Sanitas Valley Trail veers to the right). Ahead, trail cuts through a grassy field punctuated with rocky outcroppings.
SAN004
Location: 40.0214729309082, -105.295860290527
Keep straight @ 4-way.
SAN005
Location: 40.0215759277344, -105.296569824219
Climb up several log steps shaded by trees, then cross a short wooden footbridge. Ahead, the trail winds to the west through open pine forest.
SAN006
Location: 40.0214157104492, -105.29761505127
The steep, rocky ascent begins. Tackle a series of log and rock steps that climb up the ridgeline.
SAN007
Location: 40.0223007202148, -105.298095703125
Pass a popular bouldering site on the right. Continue climbing north.
SAN008
Location: 40.022834777832, -105.298561096191
Pass another climbing access on right. Giant sandstone outcrops flank the trail on the right.
SAN009
Location: 40.023738861084, -105.298698425293
Continue steep climb up ridge.
SAN010
Location: 40.0256271362305, -105.299797058105
The trail skirts a massive boulder on the left. Stand on top of this rock overlook for views into Sunshine Canyon to the west.
SAN011
Location: 40.0266990661621, -105.300285339355
This ridgeline vantage point offers expansive views east across Boulder.
SAN012
Location: 40.0279388427734, -105.301376342773
Climb steep rock steps; vibrant wildflowers pepper the grassy slopes that border the trail to the east.
SAN013
Location: 40.0288734436035, -105.302352905273
Squeeze through a narrow gap in boulders that block the trail, then climb northwest up rock slabs dotted with seasonal wildflowers.
SAN014
Location: 40.0298080444336, -105.303062438965
Trail briefly curves around the west side of the mountain. Continue hiking northwest up ridge.
SAN015
Location: 40.0331993103027, -105.305114746094
The final 500-foot stretch to the summit travels up another set of rock steps; pine trees flank the trail.
SAN016
Location: 40.0344009399414, -105.305297851562
Mount Sanitas (6,863 ft.): A metal rod marks this small, rocky summit. Rest your legs while taking in the expansive views of Boulder and the eastern plains. Retrace route back to trailhead.
Steep Steps
Location: 40.0214042663574, -105.297607421875
Summit Views
Location: 40.0343933105469, -105.305305480957
Views stretch across Boulder from the summit of Mount Sanitas.
Trail Views
Location: 40.0215301513672, -105.296859741211
Views of Boulder
Location: 40.0266990661621, -105.300285339355
Views to the South
Location: 40.0283851623535, -105.301948547363
Views to the Southwest
Location: 40.0265007019043, -105.300155639648
Wildflowers
Location: 40.0259170532227, -105.299873352051
Wildflowers
Location: 40.0263137817383, -105.300003051758
Wildflowers
Location: 40.0275115966797, -105.301063537598
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