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.
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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
- Start on Mesa, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mesa Connector, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Community Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Doudy Draw Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Doudy Draw Connector, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto South Mesa Connector, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mesa Trailhead
- Doudy Draw Trail–FlatIrons Vista North Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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