Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Shanahan - Mesa Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Shanahan - Mesa Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Marshall, CO. It climbs 926 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shanahan - Mesa Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 5,730–6,654 ft
Out & Back · 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
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed · Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Lafayette Dr stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Shanahan - North Fork, heading W.
- 1 miReach Shanahan - North Fork, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Shanahan - North Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 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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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed
- Transit-accessible: Lehigh St & Lafayette Dr stop 17 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Middle Fork Shanahan Trail–Shanahan - North Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Golden Meadow Trail–Middle Fork Shanahan Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 845 ft
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