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Greenbelt Plateau Trail & Marshall Mesa

4.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Greenbelt Plateau Trail & Marshall Mesa is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,565 – 5,929 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: FlatIrons Vista Trail 39.92859, -105.23458
Nearest town Marshall, CO · Official trailhead info (bouldercolorado.gov)
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Greenbelt Plateau Trail & Marshall Mesa

4.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,566–5,929 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: FlatIrons Vista Trail · 39.92859, -105.23458

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: CO 93 & CO 128 stop 24 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on FlatIrons Vista Trail, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Greenbelt Plateau Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Greenbelt Plateau Bypass, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Marshall Mesa, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach Greenbelt Plateau Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Greenbelt Plateau Bypass, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Greenbelt Plateau Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto FlatIrons Vista Trail, heading S.
  11. 350 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/greenbelt-plateau-trail-marshall-mesa-out-back

Trail surface

65% dirt35% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: CO 93 & CO 128 stop 24 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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