A "Classic" trail running and hiking route in Boulder, CO with a section of scrambling up one of Boulder's iconic flatiron slab features - The 2nd flatiron. Also known as "Car-to-car" or "Sign-to-sign".
The route starts off with a short but intense climb from the base of Chautauqua Park up to the base of the 2nd flatiron (~.85 miles with a 14.3 % grade) with mixed surfaces, followed by the 2nd flatiron scramble up the freeway route, a slab rock rated at 5.0 climbing grade with about 600ft elevation gain in less than a quarter mile. After summiting and hopping off the iconic slab feature all that is left is a steep and technical 1.25 mile descent down tight singletrack switchbacks, a talus field, then finally connecting back to the start of the route with a little more than a half mile to go.
Route: https://www.strava.com/segments/10778592
Current FKT's (as of posting of this route on 11/6/24)
Women - Gabriella Brinkley. 30:39. May 10th, 2023
Men - David Kennedy, 24:25. May 26, 2023
