Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Golden Meadow Trail–Middle Fork Shanahan Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Golden Meadow Trail–Middle Fork Shanahan Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It climbs 845 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Golden Meadow Trail–Middle Fork Shanahan Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 5,730–6,463 ft
Loop · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.96727, -105.25862
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Lafayette Dr stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Golden Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Shanahan - Mesa Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Shanahan - South Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Shanahan Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Shanahan Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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: Lehigh St & Lafayette Dr stop 17 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Shanahan - Mesa Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 926 ft
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