Lubahn Trail (north loop)

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Lubahn Trail (northern segment of loop), Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
	Tom Schweich

	Northern segment of trail from 18th and Belvedere to top of South Table Mountain. This segment has also been called the Sleeping Elk Trail. GoogleEarth names this the Sleeping Elk Trail.
Other articles: • Lubahn Trail (South Loop): map; • Olivine Trail: map; Locations: South Table Mountain. Lubahn and Olivine Trails.
Other articles: • Lubahn Trail (South Loop): at LTS;	Junction: Lubahn Trail (southern segment of loop), South Table Mountain Trail, Golden Summit Trail. This looks like an old road to Castle Rock.
	Junction: spur, (use trail?) to Castle Rock.
Other articles: • Old Quarry Trail: at w. end;	Rim of South Table Mountain.
	Bench.
Other articles: • 19th Street: above the street; • Field Notes: Wednesday, October 15th; Fluvial deposits of the Denver Formation. 19th Street from rim of South Table Mountain	View of fluvial deposits of Denver Formation across gulch.
Other articles: • Field Notes: 19 Oct 2019; Castle Rock View from Lubahn Trail.
Other articles: • Lubahn Spur: at Lubahn N; • Field Notes: 7 Jul 2023; Where they closed the trail.	Junction: Lubahn Spur, this trail passes below outcrop of Denver Formation, and then joins with the southern segment to the Lubahn Trail. I think it is possible that Jack Lubahn intended this to be part of the loop, staying within the City of Golde parcels without entering private property.
Other articles: • Field Notes: 7 Jul 2023; Parietaria pensylvanica on a wet slope under Rhus trilobata
Other articles: • Golden Checklist Flora: Physaria vitulifera; • Field Notes: 7 Jul 2023; Physaria vitulifera beside the Lubahn Trail on South Table Mountain.	Rock pile filing a former trail shortcut.
Other articles: • Field Notes: 7 Jul 2023; Townsendia grandiflora along the Lubahn Trail.	Switchback, southern most point of trail
Other articles: • Field Notes: Wednesday, October 15th; Memorial Plaque for Jack D. Lubahn	“In memory of CSM Professor Jack D. Lubahn, May 4, 1917 - Aug. 8, 1981, Who built this trail from 1967 to 1974.”
Other articles: • Field Notes: 7 Jul 2023; Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa beside the Lubahn Trail. Exposed roots of Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa beside the Lubahn Trail.	Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa beside the trail.
Other articles: • Field Notes: 19 Oct 2019; Hikers driving their radio controlled cars down the Lubahn Trial.
Other articles: • 18th Street: at Belvedere; • Belvedere Street: at trailhead; • Golden Checklist Flora: trl. hds.; • Field Notes: Wednesday, October 15th; Castle Rock from Lubahn Trail trailhead Lubahn Trail as seen from Mines.	Trailhead: Belvedere Street, at 18th Street.
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