The Fowler, Goshawk Ridge and Spring Brook North trails connect to form a short but varied lollipop loop through Boulder Open Space lands and the Eldorado Mountain Habitat Conservation Area. Runners, skiers and families will find mild grades and groomed sections particularly inviting, and all will enjoy excellent wildlife viewing along this newly opened route.

Mule deer bucks stand 3 - 3.5 feet at the shoulder and average 125-250 lbs, but mature bucks can reach 400lbs

Looking west across the mouth of Eldorado Canyon from the Spring Brook Trail

Ponderosa Pine are used by scientists for dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, to study historic climate patterns by reading the width of tree rings

Albert Squirrels disperse Ectomychorrhizal fungus spores from ponderosa trees, which benefit the tree by growing around its roots and helping it retain moisture

Ponderosa bark turns from dark brown-black to its distinctive cinnamon-red color at about 90 years of age

The Goshawk Ridge Trail skirts a slender meadow at the base of a steep uplift

The colorful entrance to Eldorado Canyon

The Goshawk Ridge Trail meanders through a serene pine forest

The Fowler Trail passes through a notch blasted in this hogback just outside Eldorado Canyon