Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 6 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 6 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Gunbarrel, CO. The route passes Boulder Valley Ranch Pond and Mesa Reservoir. It climbs 388 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 6 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,206–5,566 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 40.08022, -105.23600
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sage Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Boulder Valley Ranch Pond.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Shale Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cobalt Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left onto Eagle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Mesa Reservoir.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eagle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Sage Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Eagle Trail Trailhead
- Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Loukonen Brothers Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Left Hand Valley Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 5 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft
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