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Bluestem Connector–Doudy Draw Trail, 6 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Bluestem Connector–Doudy Draw Trail, 6 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It climbs 1,188 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,617 – 6,106 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Vista Trail 39.92404, -105.23574
Nearest town Marshall, CO · Official trailhead info (bouldercolorado.gov)
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Bluestem Connector–Doudy Draw Trail, 6 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,618–6,106 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Prairie Vista Trail · 39.92404, -105.23574

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: CO 93 & CO 128 stop 509 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie Vista Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto FlatIrons Vista South Trail, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto FlatIrons Vista North Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading N.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto South Mesa Connector, heading N.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Homestead Spur, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Mesa Connector Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Big Bluestem West Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Big Bluestem Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Big Bluestem Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluestem Connector, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shanahan - South Fork Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miReach Prairie Vista Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluestem Connector, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lower Big Bluestem Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miBear right onto Upper Big Bluestem Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Bluestem West Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mesa Connector Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Spur, heading SE.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mesa Connector, heading S.
  38. 200 ftSharp right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading E.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 100 ftContinue straight onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading SE.
  41. 2.1 miBear right onto FlatIrons Vista North Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.9 miSharp right onto FlatIrons Vista South Trail, heading E.
  43. 150 ftSharp left onto Prairie Vista Trail, heading E.
  44. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluestem-connector-doudy-draw-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°67°
Sun 86°62° 22%
Mon 85°68° 36%
Tue 85°64° 27%
Wed 81°61° 32%
Thu 89°64° 28%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: CO 93 & CO 128 stop 509 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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