11 | 09 | 14: Boulder Skyline Traverse / by Dani Perrot

The major peaks outside Boulder along the first scarp of the Front Range that make up the Boulder Skyline Traverse. We ran south-north (or left to right, in this photo).

The major peaks outside Boulder along the first scarp of the Front Range that make up the Boulder Skyline Traverse. We ran south-north (or left to right, in this photo).

Wahoo! We did the Boulder Skyline Traverse just before a decent sized snow storm hit Boulder and iced up all of the trails. I am not sure of the exact distance, but from the S. Mesa Trailhead working our way north, we hiked and ran up and over S. Boulder Peak, Bear Peak, Green Mountain, Flagstaff Mt., and Mt. Sanitas, and finished by taking trails and pavement back to our doorstep. I think it's somewhere around 17 or 18 with somewhere around 6,000 ft of vertical ascent. Jiking, it took us around 7.5 hrs. Off the couch, I'd say that's pretty decent.