Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Marshall Lake & Marshall Mesa via Community Ditch Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 54 min
Marshall Lake & Marshall Mesa via Community Ditch Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. The route reaches Marshall Lake. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marshall Lake & Marshall Mesa via Community Ditch Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 54 min
Elevation 5,511–5,728 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Marshall Valley · 39.95584, -105.21856
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Marshall Valley, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Marshall Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Cowdrey Draw Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Marshall Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Marshall Mesa, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Marshall Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Marshall Valley, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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More from Marshall Valley Trailhead
- Marshall Mesa & Marshall Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Marshall Valley Trail–McCaslin Trail, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 744 ft
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