Hiking Sanitas: Boulder’s Local Favorite

August 3, 2020 Ric

Ask a Boulder native’s favorite hike, there’s a pretty good chance they’ll tell you about Mount Sanitas. After nearly six years of living in Colorado and hearing people talk about what a great hike it is, I finally got the chance to experience it.

While not a very long hike at about 3.2 miles, it’s fairly strenuous gaining about 1,200 ft. in elevation in a little over a mile (about a 15% avg. grade). On the day we were hiking, we were getting little rain showers throughout the hike, which feels a little bit like torture when you’re wearing a wet mask and hiking uphill. The views from the top of Sanitas were worth the effort, though. And the return hike? Beautiful as well.

I highly recommend this hike. And getting a beer from Sanitas Brewing Company when you’re done. It’s a good pairing.