Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Marshall Lake & Marshall Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Marshall Lake & Marshall Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail is a 3.1-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. The route reaches Marshall Lake. It is mostly level, with 168 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 Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,519–5,720 ft
Loop · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Coal Seam Trail · 39.95381, -105.23073
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Eldorado Springs Dr stop 74 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coal Seam Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Marshall Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Cowdrey Draw Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Marshall Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Coal Seam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Eldorado Springs Dr stop 74 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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