Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Marshall Mesa & Marshall Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 55 min
Marshall Mesa & Marshall Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail is a 2.5-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marshall Mesa & Marshall Valley Trail Loop via Community Ditch Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 55 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.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Marshall Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Marshall Mesa, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Coal Seam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Eldorado Springs Dr stop 74 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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