Big Meadows Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,702 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Big Meadows Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 1,702 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Meadows Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,702 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 8,011–9,060 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 40.05763, -106.11188
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 40° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Meadows Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Big Meadows Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft
- Big Meadows 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,866 ft
- Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,882 ft
- Bug-A-Boo Road via Big Meadows Road 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,701 ft
- Boomerang Road & Wishbone Road via Big Meadows Road 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,670 ft
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