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South Mesa TH

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RMOTHG Trip – South Mesa TH - South Boulder Peak re Shadow Mountain Trail

We will be hiking up South Boulder Peak from the South Mesa Trailhead via the Homestead and Shadow Mountain Trails.

Contacts

Jim Guerra
Jim Guerra
Primary Leader
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 8.8 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,960 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 8,549 ft
  • Pace: 1.5 avg moving speed

This is a challenging out and back hike.  It is challenging due to its elevation gain and the steepness and unevenness of parts of the trail.  It also has several stretches where you will be climbing stairs like up large rocks.

Here’s a link to this hike in AllTrails:  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/south-boulder-peak-trail

Meet at 6:50 for a 7:00 am departure from the Clear Creek Parking Lot.  This is at 10th Street and Archer.  There are porta pots at the parking lot. Here’s a Google Maps Link to the “Clear Creek Parking Lot”:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/LwZAdnVTp64XqEqj9

We will be starting our hike from the South Mesa Trailhead.  This is on Eldorado Springs Drive, 1.8 miles west of CO Hwy 93.  Here’s a Google Maps Link to the “South Mesa Trailhead”:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/bGY1yaZ8KX9zEumr8

Route/Place

South Mesa TH

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

$15 annual RMOTHG Membership Dues are required to participate. Please contact the office at 303-279-3080 ext. 3 or office@cmc.org to join!

Hiking Sticks will be handy on the steeper sections.  Be sure to bring your 10 essentials

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