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Mesa, Homestead, Shadow Canyon, and Towhee Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Colorado

Mesa, Homestead, Shadow Canyon, and Towhee Loop

Eldorado Springs, Colorado

3.9 mi

Distance

968 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mesa, Homestead, Shadow Canyon, and Towhee Loop is a loop trail in Boulder County, Colorado. It is 3.9 miles long and gains 968 feet. It is in or next to Eldorado Springs, Colorado.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,717 ft
Max:1,970 ft
Gain:295 ft
Loss:295 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,717 ft and 1,970 ft across 4.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,717 ft1,801 ft1,886 ft1,970 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,721 ft
High point2.1 mi1,970 ft
End4.0 mi1,721 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Eldorado Springs, CO · in or next to town
County:
Boulder County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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