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Outdoors in Pine Brook Hill

28% of Pine Brook Hill’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 28% of Pine Brook Hill’s land is conserved, about 553 acres. 547 acres are parks and preserves, 1,007 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
28%
553 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
547 ac
1,007 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,821 ft
Mount Sanitas
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

553 conserved acres

28% of Pine Brook Hill’s land. Who manages Pine Brook Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city471 ac
County81 ac
Private owners25 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 522 acUnknown Easement · 30 acPrivate Conservation · 25 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wittemyer I - North
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city212Open
Boulder Memorial Hospital - Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city187Open
Fourmile Canyon Creek
Local Other or Unknown
County33Open
Circle Of Friends, Inc.
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city29Open
Pinebrook Water District
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city25Open
Pinebrook Hills #6
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city18Open
White
Local Other or Unknown
County15Open
Wenner Ce
Private Conservation
Private owners15Open
Signorella Ce
Private Conservation
Private owners9Open
Boulder County Parks & Open Space County Land - General
Local Other or Unknown
County1Unknown

3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

1 places to go in Pine Brook Hill

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Pine Brook Hill
Mount Sanitas6,821 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

10 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.7 mi
Lion's Lair Trail1.7 mi
Sanitas Valley Trail1.0 mi
Mount Sanitas Trail0.9 mi
Dakota Ridge Trail0.7 mi
East Ridge Trail0.6 mi
Anne U White Trail0.2 mi
Old Kiln Spur0.2 mi
Wonderland Hill0.2 mi
Goat Path Trail0.1 mi
Southern Quarry0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Pickleball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Pine Brook Hill: April and June to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)454553596879858376645244
Rain (in)0.60.81.62.52.71.92.01.81.61.20.90.6

December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Brook Hill →

Next door

Pine Brook Hill and its neighbors

Pine Brook Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Pine Brook Hill— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Boulder28%3.44099%+A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Pine Brook Hill

Is there public land near Pine Brook Hill?

95,164 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Brook Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 547 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pine Brook Hill neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →