Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Coalton Trail–Meadowlark Trail, 4 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Coalton Trail–Meadowlark Trail, 4 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge near Rock Creek, CO. It climbs 807 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coalton Trail–Meadowlark Trail, 4 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,548–5,949 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 39.91108, -105.18401
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Walnut Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Coalton Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto McCaslin Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Walnut Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Coalton Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Walnut Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail & Walnut Creek Loop 4 mi · ▲ 328 ft
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