Mud Season, When Will It End?

Ask any rider and I am sure you will get the same answer, "I am tired of all the mud". It surely has been a challenge trying to get out and ride this winter season. Snow, ice and mud seem to be ever present. No matter where we have set our sites, trying to find drier trails is just a dream. 

One of my riding gals Helen and I decided enough was enough so we headed over to the Mesa trail in South Boulder. We were a bit surprised to still find snow on the open mesa heading up to the Mesa trail, but it was soft and the footing good. We turned right on the Mesa trail and were able to do some trotting. This is a great place to start conditioning your horse as you gradually climb.  We meandered through some lovely woods on soft snow pack. It was a beautiful ride, the scent of pine in the air and a few hikers with dogs (most well behaved). We looped back to the trailer on the Blue Stem trail which had a few spots with ice that we dismounted to safely navigate, but all in all a wonderful late winter ride in the front range.

Footing: Parts of this trail system can be very rocky until you reach the Mesa trail. Wooded trails have some steep steps to navigate.

Obstacles: Hikers, dogs (part of this system is voice and site command, some dogs are not under voice command though are off leash), seasonal bears and deer.

Trailhead Parking
There are many access points, two listed below:
1. West side of Broadway in Marshall
2. Dowdy Draw