Boulder Colorado Winter Hiking At Its Best: The Ceran Vrain Trail
One of the nice things about living in Boulder is the many hiking trails nearby. There are lots to choose from that are only a few short minutes from downtown.
On Sunday, my wife Hannele and I went for an afternoon hike on the Ceran Vrain Trail. A few miles up in the foothills north of Boulder near Jamestown. The Ceran Vrain Trail is named after a fur trader who established several trading posts along the creek in the late 1800’s.
To get there you head north out of Boulder on Hwy 36 to Left Hand Canyon Drive and follow that to Olde Stage Road. You follow the winding Olde Stage Road through Jamestown and continue about 3-4 miles until you come to the trail head. You’ll know when you’re just about there because the paved road ends and becomes a dirt road. The trail head is about 18 miles from downtown Boulder.
There was still snow on the ground and the trail was mostly snow and ice. At the beginning of the trail is a long wooden bridge crossing over the Saint Vrain Creek. The creek was frozen over but we could hear the water moving underneath the ice. It was a very interesting sound and quite refreshing.
The trail follows a two mile stretch along the creek. The forest is made up of spruce, fir, aspen and lodgepole pine trees.
We hiked to one of Hannele’s favorite areas she calls the prayer room. It’s a beautiful stand of pine trees spaced apart about 8-10 feet or so. There’s a photograph below but I was having difficulty focusing the camera. Hannele says there are nature spirits all around the area. She is from Finland and she said the prayer room reminds her of the forest there.
We hiked for a while and even though it was cold we both felt very peaceful and quite refreshed.
The air was crisp and full of life. We sat for a little quiet time and soaked it all in before beginning our journey back to Boulder. It was a spontaneous hike and the whole trip only took us a couple of hours. Boulder is such a great place to live. I hope you have a chance to check it out sometime.
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Here are a couple of extra photos I thought you may enjoy.
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