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Elk Meadow Park

Bergen Peak–Founder's Trail, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,177 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Bergen Peak–Founder's Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. The route reaches Bergen Peak at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,177 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,556 – 9,712 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sleepy S Trail 39.66313, -105.35846
Nearest town Wah Keeney Park, CO
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Bergen Peak–Founder's Trail, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,177 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 7,557–9,711 ft

Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park

Trailhead: Sleepy S Trail · 39.66313, -105.35846

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 259 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Sleepy S Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Founder's Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Meadow View Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Too Long Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Bergen Peak Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miReach Bergen Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Too Long Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.3 miSharp left onto Meadow View Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Founder's Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sleepy S Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bergen-peak-founders-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 78°56° 34%
Mon 80°61° 48%
Tue 77°57° 41%
Wed 78°57° 48%
Thu 80°58° 34%
Fri 80°55° 25%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 259 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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