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Summary: This hike starts at the NCAR parking lot. Head west to the Mesa trail and cross it by the information sign. There are lots of offshoot trails, be sure to follow the signs to the final 100 ft rock climb. If there is no ice or snow proceed up to the cave. NOTE: The cave is seasonally CLOSED from April 1 to October 1 for roosting bats. Trailhead: In south Boulder, head west on Table Mesa Dr all the way to the NCAR parking lot. Broadway and US 36 cross this road. (Lat:39.97993 Lon:-105.27398) Trail Guides for Mallory cave: Best Seasons: Year-Round User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Ranger Contact: City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks, 303-441-3440 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Dennis Camell, who has posted 21 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 2 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by Andre on 11/7/2009 Great hike... 2 hours if you're in decent shape. The scramble at the top is a little tricky, but was done by 3 people mildly afraid of heights and with limited climbing skills. I saw several dogs and a few little kids do it while we were there. The views are great, the scramble at the end provides a nice little final challenge to get to the cave, and it's a great distance for an afternoon hike. We'll be back and we'll bring friends... 
Reviewed by ECM on 7/27/2009 Not a bad workout for a two hour hike. This would be considered easy except there aren't many flat spots. The trail rises fairly steadily. Kind of disappointed with the view since the cave was closed and the trail didn't end at a peak or summit. Three stars as I wouldn't hike this again, even when the cave is open.
Reviewed by Dustin on 7/19/2009 This is a decent hike if you would like to get out and spend a few hours in the mountains. The cave is closed until October, but the hike ends in a nice place for lunch or minor (rope free) rock climbing. I would rate it relatively easy with the exception of a few steep sections. Enjoyable for the day - definitely, but not necessarily a repeater.
Reviewed by Erin on 10/3/2008 My friend and I did this today, WHOO was that fun, quite tiring though...we lost the trail after a bit so be careful about that. AWESOME climbing in that area...I am SO jealous of all the people I saw climbing. But I got my chance at the Mallory Cave slab. It wasn't too bad (although I was a pansy and wore my rock climbing shoes) my friend had a difficult time getting up through the first part of the slab which is a small crevasse that might not be to "big people" friendly...its really steep, and rather hard to do (I am scaring you on purpose so when you get up there your gonna be like this isn't bad at all! Leave you packs at the bottom though...pain in the butt to haul those up
Reviewed by Rena on 6/2/2008 Beautiful hike, took a little less than 3 hours round trip. Started a 2pm so there was adequate shade. Lots of wildflowers in the meadow. Wear good shoes!
Reviewed by Matthew B. on 3/5/2008 Pretty good, I got lost though and somehow ended up on bearcreek trail, which was closed, but I went back and did most of Mallory. Nice trail and easy to get to.
Reviewed by ST on 11/7/2007 A beautiful hike, but not for the faint of heart near the top. The rock climb up to the cave is rather dangerous in my opinion. While the view and cave are great, be careful. 
Reviewed by CH on 10/7/2007 Calling this a "short walk" is extremely deceiving! It's about 1 1/2 hours up, and 30 min. down, with steep sections of rock. Do NOT expect to take your dog up the climbing part unless it's small. A man dragged his medium dog 1/2way up, and scared and scraped the dog trying to get it back down. That said, I LOVED the hike-it's probably now my favorite! Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: Colorado Hiking, Colorado Trails, Colorado Hikes, Boulder County Hiking, Boulder County Trails, Boulder County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
