Trail
LoBo Regional Trail
The twelve-mile Longmont-to-Boulder trail runs through Niwot and joins the local trail network. The eastern fields at sunset are the reason to come.
· by the published hours
The Longmont-to-Boulder (LoBo) Regional Trail covers about twelve miles between the two cities through Gunbarrel and Niwot, mostly on crushed gravel, and connects to the local loops around town. From Old Town it is a short walk to the open-space edge, and the stretch through the eastern fields is the one to save for late afternoon, with the Indian Peaks the whole way west.
Trail surfaces, closures and dog rules are set by Boulder County Parks & Open Space, since Niwot is unincorporated; check the county’s trail closures page before a long ride. The County keeps its regional trails and connectors, this one included, open to commuters 24 hours a day, but the trailheads along it close at sunset and parking at them is not allowed between sunset and sunrise, so a night ride starts and ends somewhere else.
At a glance walking · cycling · regional
Checked October 3, 2026 against bouldercounty.gov. Hours and phone numbers change fastest, so the business’s own page is the record. Report a correction · Know something opening or closing? Tell us
In the guides
Read about LoBo Regional Trail
- Niwot with kids: a playground, a caboose, ice cream and a flat loop
Everything in Niwot a family can do on foot from Second Avenue, and the two places a short drive away, with what each is actually like.
- Explore Niwot: four places in walking order
Old Town first, then Cottonwood Square, then whatever the weather allows. The whole loop is under two miles, and you only park once.
More in Niwot
Things to do
- Niwot Inn & Spa Lodging
- Old Town, Second Avenue Venue
- Osmosis Gallery Venue
- Whistle Stop Park Park
- Niwot Children’s Park Park
- Niwot Hall Venue
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