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Doudy Draw
| In 2008, new loops were added to the trail system in Doudy Draw and on the eastern slopes of Eldorado Mountain. The area offers dry-grass valley and Ponderosa Pine mesa, wildflowers and wildlife, and scattered bits of pioneer history.
From the top of a climbing access trail off Goshawk Ridge Trail (see map below) there is a good view over the whole area (top photo at right). Doudy Draw is the shallow valley just beyond the trees to the east. The wooded ridge and lake beyond is Marshall Mesa.
From Goshawk Ridge Trail, looking west and up, are the Rabbit Ears in the upper left of the second photo and other cliffs and spires on the flanks of Eldorado Mt. (Note that an off-trail permit from Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks is required for use of this Habitat Conservation Area.)
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| Getting There
In Boulder, drive south on South Foothills Hwy. 93. Turn west on Eldorado Springs Dr., Hwy. 170. Drive 2.4 miles, turn south on county road 67, drive 0.25 miles to gate. Parking is along the side of the road.
Click on the above thrumbnail for a photo of the new Open Space & Mountain Parks trail map. A trail map for all of Boulder County is available from the Boulder Area Trails Coalition (but it may not include the new trails added in 2008), or visit City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks (links on home page).
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