Harper Lake via Davidson Mesa Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Harper Lake via Davidson Mesa Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Davidson Mesa near Superior, CO. The route reaches Harper Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Harper Lake via Davidson Mesa Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,489–5,674 ft
Out & Back · Davidson Mesa
Trailhead: US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur · 39.95784, -105.16822
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: US 36 & McCaslin Station Gate A stop 26 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto US 36 / McCaslin Park and Ride Access, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Davison Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Davidson Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Harper Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Davison Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto US 36 / McCaslin Park and Ride Access, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: US 36 & McCaslin Station Gate A stop 26 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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