Bunce School Road, Ironclads

Trail Overview

This trail is country and forest roads combined. Great camping is available, and there is a lot to see. It is closed south of its seasonal gates in the winter and spring.

Difficulty

Difficult. Mostly flat, smooth road with loose, rocky climbs. Loop to Ironclads is toughest section.

History

Built in 1886, Bunce School is the oldest surviving school in Boulder County. It was here that local legend Jack Moomaw was educated. He was a Rocky Mountain Park ranger from 1920 to 1945. Moomaw was called on to find lost hikers and to remove bodies of those who had perished in the mountains. He wrote about these adventures in his book, 'Recollections of a Rocky Mountain Ranger,' ISBN: 978-0963699718.

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