Sites/Boulder Public Trail
DOSSIER · 000SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°02′53″N · 105°18′00″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1401Z
Airworthy · 1+
NORTH AMERICA · COLORADO · USA

Boulder Public Trail

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,904 M / 6,248 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,904 m
Launch Elev FT6,248 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH1
Best Wind85° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates40.0481° N
 -105.3001° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,6911,904 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

Training site on west side of North Boulder. Front Range first ridge and East launch. Drive up west side of ridge and drop off equipment. No parking. Public access trail on park land, surrounded by Private property except for down the hill.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 85 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeE · 085° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · E · 085°
Envelope: 085° – 085° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Boulder Public Trail. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Boulder Muni, CO, US

13:43 UTC

6 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

Lower LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 6 km from Boulder Public Trail. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude40.048102
Longitude-105.300074
DMS · N40°02′53″N
DMS · E105°18′00″W
Altitude1,904 m
Altitude FT6,248 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM13T 474 404 E · 4 434 482 N

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FILE № 000 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA