Colorado Running Trails

Tom Watson Park is located off of North 63rd Street in North Boulder, next to Coot Lake and the Boulder Reservoir. From the parking area you can of course run on the trails around the Boulder Reservoir and Coot Lake, but you also have the option of running on miles and miles of dirt roads. Navigating the network of dirt roads can seem a bit daunting at first, but it is quite simple after the first time you have done it. The backroads roll throughout farm lands and offer many awesome views of the Flatirons. You could park on the side of the road and really start anywhere along the route, but the benefit of Tom Watson Park is it provides access to bathrooms, water fountains, and even showers, which could be good if you are passing through town on a road trip.
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The Bobolink Trail in South Boulder provides runners with a well-groomed, flat, crushed gravel, and mainly uninterrupted trail. The length, surface, conditions, and flatness of this trail make it ideal for an easy recovery run or a normal run day. While many of Boulder's trails have somewhat rocky footing which forces you to focus both on running and not rolling your ankle at the same time, the Bobolink trail is very well maintained by the city and is almost always in perfect condition. ...

Carpenter Peak Trail is located in Roxborough State Park. The trail starts at 6,160 feet, with en elevation gain of 1,070 feet over 6.5 miles of trail. The trail faces the east and has limited tree coverage, thus it can be a hot one in the summer. The trail run is of moderate difficulty. One nice thing about this run is the climbing doesn't start until about a 1/2 mile into the run, leaving you with a bit of time to warm-up before the ascent.



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Green Mountain is part of the Boulder Mountain Park in Boulder, Colorado. A popular mountain to hike and run and one that Anton Krupicka has made part of his daily training routine while living in Boulder. ...

Are you looking for a running group in Boulder, Colorado? Here is a current list of group runs in Boulder. If you know of any others, please leave a comment below and we will keep this list up to date.

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In the first part of this series, I offered up a selection of trail-running opportunities in the Horsetooth/Lory trail system, ...