Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 55 min
Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It climbs 285 ft 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, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 55 min
Elevation 5,730–6,030 ft
Loop · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 39.96727, -105.25862
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Lafayette Dr stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shanahan - South Fork Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Shanahan Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Shanahan Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 & Lafayette Dr stop 17 m from the trailhead
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- Shanahan - Mesa Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 926 ft
- Golden Meadow Trail–Middle Fork Shanahan Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 845 ft
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