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Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Mesa Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Mesa Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Boulder, CO. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,794 – 6,273 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99596, -105.28227
Nearest town Boulder, CO
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Mesa Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,796–6,275 ft

Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Trailhead: 39.99596, -105.28227

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto The Regency climbing access Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bluebell Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mesa-trail-out-back-5-km-cd8e

Trail surface

91% dirt1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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