Name: First-Second Flatiron Trail
Rating: 4.4

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Starting from the Bluebell-Baird Trail, head south on the Flatirons Loop Trail to two trail signs, then west to begin switching back and forth between the First and Second Flatirons. It ends at the saddle between the First Flatiron and Sunset Rock.

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Land Manager: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

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Brian Smith with improvements by Tim Car and 1 other

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Trail Ratings

4.4 from 63 votes

#1

in Chautauqua Park

#20

Overall

4.4 from 63 votes

5 Star		53%
4 Star		39%
3 Star		8%
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#1

in Chautauqua Park

#3

in Colorado

#20

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The Third Flatiron from near the top of the First-Second Flatiron Trail

Oct 1, 2017 near Boulder, CO

The Third Flatiron as seen from the top of the 1st/2nd Flatiron Trail

May 17, 2015 near Boulder, CO

The First Flatiron as seen from the 2nd Flatiron access trail

May 17, 2015 near Boulder, CO

An eastward panorama while taking a rest on the steep trail

May 17, 2015 near Boulder, CO

Oct 31, 2016 near Boulder, CO

Jan 28, 2024 near Boulder, CO

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Jun 16, 2024

Iris Piskula

2.9mi — 2h 02m

May 18, 2024

Ad Benz

Easier than royal arch

Jul 23, 2023

Michael Klaassen

First CO hike for Ant, Dyl, Jack, & Max. Poor Dyl didn't take the altitude change too well and we had to take a good amount of breaks.

Apr 15, 2023

Taylor West

Solo hike - steep but pretty. In and out of sun and woods.

Apr 8, 2023

Dorothy Krebill

Sep 28, 2022

Gilad Solter

Jul 9, 2022

Michael X

Jul 2, 2022

Nathaniel Olin

0.6mi — 1h 00m

May 28, 2022

Private User

May 18, 2022

Private User

May 13, 2022

Chisun Chun

Summitted Flatiron #2. Sibs trip. 2.7mi — 2h 00m

Apr 9, 2022

Chris R

Mar 6, 2022

Jody Rae

Feb 16, 2022

Jody Rae

Sep 11, 2021

Dorothy Krebill

Sep 11, 2021

James Poindexter

Sep 5, 2021

Dan Di

May 31, 2021

Brandon Free

Feb 27, 2021

Hung Hau

4.7mi — 3h 00m

Oct 10, 2020

Shireen B

Ricky and steep!

Sep 26, 2020

Brian Barnett

Aug 29, 2020

Jens Rataczak

Aug 22, 2020

Ben Krantz

Aug 15, 2020

Linda Roldan

Aug 1, 2020

demian Neidetcher

Short but challenging, nice views of Boulder and the 3rd Flatiron. Rough on the knees, good workout.

Jul 26, 2020

Tom Kuch

Jul 11, 2020

Lisa Ritchie

May 14, 2020

Maren Miller

May 10, 2020

Frank Michiels

May 9, 2020

T T

Jan 26, 2020

Parneli Jo

Jan 26, 2020

Elizabeth W

Jan 7, 2020

Joel Lyle

Sep 20, 2019

Private User

Aug 14, 2019

Ashley Cordero

Aug 11, 2019

Rick Zieser

with Katie (and Brennan

Jul 14, 2019

Alex Rotondo

This is one of my favorite hikes in chautauqua! The end point has a beautiful panoramic view of the west 5.5mi — 2h 00m

Jul 6, 2019

Private User

Jun 26, 2019

Brandon Bell

Descent after climbing the 1st. 0.6mi — 0h 20m

Jun 17, 2019

Waylon Holland

Jun 9, 2019

Freddie Sanchez

Fun hike. the views were great. There was a little rock scrambling but it was easy to navigate. The trail was packed with people and dogs. 3.2mi — 2h 02m

Jun 8, 2019

Ry Be

1st and 2nd Flatiron!! Beautiful day!! 1.6mi — 1h 06m

Jun 4, 2019

Albert Jin

Jun 2, 2019

Brandy Coffey

Beautiful

Jun 2, 2019

Rob Jarvis

Pressed for time before a flight but had a great time :)

Jun 1, 2019

Jesus Cortez

Jun 1, 2019

Saadhika Sivakumar

Jun 1, 2019

Lucy Stedl

May 27, 2019

William Stephen

Rain and hail this afternoon — 1h 26m

May 11, 2019

Jack Elliott

Apr 27, 2019

Hillery Powers

Apr 14, 2019

Zach Archibald

Mar 25, 2019

Rachel Solorio

2mi

Mar 24, 2019

Kelly Phillips

Jan 25, 2019

Catie Carnes

Goes up to the side of the first pinnacle w an amazing up close view of the second. This is an in and back trail.

Dec 8, 2018

Kevin Ballard

Oct 19, 2018

Jason Boak

Oct 17, 2018

Lesly Doyle

Sep 28, 2018

Noelle Frantz

Aug 14, 2018

Clark Maness

0.6mi

Jul 28, 2018

Rebecca Falgoust

Jul 18, 2018

Sarah Sandler

Jul 7, 2018

Ashley W

Jul 7, 2018

Matt Mortensen

Jun 1, 2018

Kyle Nieukirk

Went to 3rd flatiron, was closed, so went back to 1st, stayed ~25 minutes at the top? 3.2mi

May 31, 2018

Edgar Villeda

Wow! Hard but not too hard uphill for an amazing view.

May 26, 2018

Mackenzie Dowd

May 9, 2018

Erin Steven

1.2mi

Apr 23, 2018

Mason Hebert

Hiked this one with Austin and Meredith, good challenging up hill with some bouldering, ending with amazing views on top of the flatirons

Apr 23, 2018

Guillaume S

Apr 8, 2018

Jake L

Mar 21, 2018

Private User

Mar 17, 2018

Spencer Swift

Mar 17, 2018

Angela W

0.6mi

Mar 11, 2018

Luke Snow

Icy in areas, lots of people slipping — 2h 00m

Mar 4, 2018

Jorge Pulido Lopez

Feb 25, 2018

Jessica Robertson

With Mikaila —> really icy 3.4mi

Jan 2, 2018

Patrick Csongei

climbed up from the park to the first and second flatirons then headed back down 3.3mi

Nov 19, 2017

Alex Grina

Nov 8, 2017

Luke Patience

Nov 3, 2017

Katie Jaschke

Nov 3, 2017

Matthew Roland

0.6mi

Oct 23, 2017

Dragan Stojkov

Oct 15, 2017

Reed Harrington

Oct 8, 2017

Kelsey Norris

Sep 3, 2017

Rob Allen

Aug 12, 2017

Dana Flynn

Aug 6, 2017

John Pie

Aug 3, 2017

Aaron Money

Jul 20, 2017

Spongey Hiker

Jul 9, 2017

Private User

Jul 7, 2017

Todd Schaefer

Jun 29, 2017

Amy Neddeff

Jun 25, 2017

Rachael Cruze

Jun 17, 2017

Dave Mehrman

4.2mi

Jun 4, 2017

Angie Brennan

Jun 4, 2017

James Folkert

Jun 4, 2017

Christian Robins

3.7mi

Jun 4, 2017

Matt Oliver

5mi

Jun 1, 2017

Chuck Bowley

May 30, 2017

Melody Kienholz

May 25, 2017

Tom Schroer

May 20, 2017

Jaime Lee

Some mud and snow at times but overall amazing hike!

May 14, 2017

Jessica Lave

May 7, 2017

Patrick Irvin

Apr 8, 2017

Jose C

Feb 19, 2017

Luke Snow

Dec 5, 2016

jen schuta

Nov 5, 2016

Jing Zhang

Oct 15, 2016

Mark Lamdagan

Oct 7, 2016

Rachel Solorio

2.4mi

Aug 30, 2016

Brandy Coffey

Aug 15, 2016

Nathan Mietkiewicz

Jul 16, 2016

Ozzie Arioc

Awesome!

Jun 15, 2016

Katie Millar

With Alyssa

Feb 1, 2016

Private User

Sep 4, 2015

Matt Adamski

Oct 4, 2014

Gabby Carrier

Dec 10, 2011

Robert Beasley

Jun 4, 2010

Melody Kienholz

0.6mi

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First-Second Flatiron Trail

“A steep access trail used by climbers as a way down following an ascent of either the 1st or 2nd. ”

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