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Davidson Mesa Overlook – Walnut Creek Open Space loop from Front Range Community College

Davidson Mesa Overlook – Walnut Creek Open Space loop from Front Range Community College

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Davidson Mesa Overlook – Walnut Creek Open Space loop from Front Range Community College

02:39

48.8km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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After 2.92 km for 531 m

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Parking

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3.09 km

City Park Pond

Highlight • Lake

The City Park Pond is fed by Big Dry Creek and is just off the side of the Big Dry Creek Trail. There is a separate path that you can hop on to jog around this small reservoir.

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3.90 km

Big Dry Creek Open Space

Highlight • Natural

The Big Dry Creek Open Space boundary actually follows a semi-narrow corridor along the Big Dry Creek waterway. The Big Dry Creek Trail is the most popular within the Nature …

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13.7 km

Frank Varra Park Pathway

Highlight • Trail

Frank Varra Park is home to a few running paths and Frank Varra Pond, which is a small reservoir with a children's playing area. The Rock Creek Trail is the …

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19.8 km

There are public restrooms here and binocular stands from which you can admire the mesa and views across the Front Range. The trail here is paved sidewalk with a grassy divide between you and the highway.

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20.0 km

Davidson Mesa Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this overlook, which has a bike repair station if needed, you get fantastic, sweeping views of the Flatirons and the town of Boulder.

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44.1 km

Walnut Creek Open Space

Highlight • Forest

Walnut Creek Open Space is one of Westminster's many open space parks that are connected to one another through over 120 miles of trails.

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44.7 km

Big Dry Creek Trail (Big Dry Creek Open Space Segment)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This short section of the Big Dry Creek Trail passes through the Big Dry Creek Open Space near the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado. The trail crosses the meandering Big Dry Creek through tall grasses.

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48.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.8 km

2.22 km

1.11 km

461 m

298 m

Surfaces

37.7 km

10.2 km

546 m

366 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,730 m)

Lowest point (1,600 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

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Davidson Mesa Overlook – Walnut Creek Open Space loop from Front Range Community College

City Park Pond

Big Dry Creek Open Space

Frank Varra Park Pathway

Davidson Mesa Overlook

Davidson Mesa Overlook

Walnut Creek Open Space

Big Dry Creek Trail (Big Dry Creek Open Space Segment)

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