Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Community Ditch Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Community Ditch Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Eldorado Springs, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,620 – 5,748 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mesa 39.93929, -105.25911
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO

Directions

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Community Ditch Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 5,620–5,749 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Mesa · 39.93929, -105.25911

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mesa, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mesa Connector, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftSharp right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.9 miReach Community Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.9 miBear right onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading N.
  13. 250 ftSharp left onto South Mesa Connector, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt3% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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