Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 6 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. The route passes Mesa Reservoir and Boulder Valley Ranch Pond. It climbs 395 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mesa Reservoir–Boulder Valley Ranch Pond, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,235–5,559 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 40.07275, -105.28210
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Degge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Shale Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Mesa Reservoir.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Sage Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Boulder Valley Ranch Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Mesa Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sage Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Shale Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Degge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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