Davidson Mesa Overlook & US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur
3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Davidson Mesa Overlook & US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Superior, CO. The route reaches Davidson Mesa Overlook at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Davidson Mesa Overlook & US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur
3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,460–5,679 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.95488, -105.16344
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 23 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto US 36 / McCaslin Park and Ride Access, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Davidson Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Davidson Mesa Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Davidson Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto US 36 / McCaslin Park and Ride Access, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 23 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- US 36 Bikeway Park-N-Ride West Connector 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur & US 36 Bikeway Park-N-Ride West Connector 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Hodgson-Harris Reservoir via US 36 Bikeway 3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Davidson Mesa Trail & US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur 4.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Warembourg Fishing Pond–Coal Creek Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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