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Inventory finds 60+ miles of unauthorized trails on northern Colorado public lands; Boulder County mapped 26 locations
Summary
NoCoPlaces partners conducted a 2024 inventory of unauthorized trails across northern Front Range agencies. Boulder County’s contractor and staff mapped 26 sites and reported more than 60 miles of undesignated/unauthorized trail system-wide, with primary users identified as hikers (≈65%) and mountain bikers (≈25%).
Jared Roberts, Recreation and Facilities Division Manager for Boulder County Parks and Open Space, and contractor Nick Valencia (Trust Environmental LLC) presented results of a 2024 inventory of unauthorized or "illegal/unauthorized" trails done as part of the NoCoPlaces regional effort. The inventory aimed to create consistent, comparable data across multiple agencies to inform landscape-scale management.
Nick Valencia said the contracted inventory combined online research (open-source data and social platforms), GIS mapping and field verification. For Boulder County properties the contractor visited 26 distinct locations and documented linear features, point attributes (trash, signage, wildlife observations), and geo-referenced photos. "The total…
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