Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 52 min
Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,731–6,047 ft
Loop · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.97091, -105.26548
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Julliard St stop 476 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Middle Fork Shanahan Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shanahan Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miThe 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: Lehigh St & Julliard St stop 476 m from the trailhead
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