Foothills - Eagle - Sage Trails

Want a quick mountain bike ride right from Boulder? Starting in north Boulder and head west on Lee Hill Road to the Fourmile Creek trailhead. Turn right and head north on the dirt path. Follow the dirt path as it winds through the Dakota Ridge subdivision. You will do a short rocky climb and a very short steep descent as the trails winds downhill and eventually heading east.

You will go through a small tunnel that goes beneath US36 and you will be at a small parking lot. Turn left and follow the road always staying to the right until you reach a gate. This is the start of the Eagle Trail. Follow the Eagle trail as it meanders on the top of the mesa heading east. You can see the Boulder Resevoir in the distance. You will eventually come to a short downhill that will drop you off at the Sage Trail.

At the bottom of the hill you can go either left or right because the Sage Trail does a large loop. If you go to the left you will hit a trailhead after about 1 mile. Cross the parking lot and go through another gate and go around the farm. Keep following the trail. You will eventually come to an intersection. Go right and drop down to a small pond. You will then ascend a gradual hill back to the Eagle trail. From here you will retrace your steps.

- Difficulty:
- 10.2 miles
- 970 feet of climbing
- Most of the mountain biking is relatively easy. There are a few rocky and steep sections on the Foothills trail just north of the trailhead off of Lee Hill Road.

Betasso - From Eben G. Fine Park using the Canyon Link Trail

This is great mountain bike ride you can do starting right in Boulder. You can drive up to the trailhead but what fun is that when you can easily ride up.

Start at Eben G. Fine park at the mouth of Boulder Canyon. Follow the bike path west up the canyon. The bike path turns to packed dirt about 1 mile up the canyon. Keep following the the path until it dead ends. You will now need to ride on the road for a little bit. When you see the short car tunnel look to the right and you will see the start of the Canyon Link Trail. This section of the trail is very loose and rocky so you might need to hike a little bit. You will eventually start hitting some switch backs to gain elevation.

Keep following the Canyon Link trail until you see the road. Cross the road and keep following the trail. You will eventually see the actual trail which is called the Canyon Loop. There will be a sign there with an arrow telling you which direction you should go. This section of the trail is relatively easy. There are a few rocky sections and some roots to contend with but all and all a very nice trail.

Follow the trail around for a loop and head back down the same way. Be careful descending the Canyon Link trail. The switch backs are tricky in spots and as you have already seen the bottom of the trail is very rocky and loose.

- Difficulty:
- 12.4 miles
- 2200 feet of climbing
- Most of the mountain biking is relatively easy except for the Canyon link trail which is very loose and rocky at the bottom of the trail.
- Close to mountain bikers Wednesdays and Saturdays.