Rocky Mountain National Park

Copeland Lake–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Copeland Lake–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route passes Copeland Lake before reaching Copeland Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,527 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,317 – 9,000 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meeker Park Spur C Road 40.24178, -105.53510
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO

Directions

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Copeland Lake–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 8,318–9,000 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Meeker Park Spur C Road · 40.24178, -105.53510

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meeker Park Spur C Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Sale Loop Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Meeker Sale Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 2.1 miSharp left onto Sandbeach Lake Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miPass Copeland Lake.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Copeland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Meeker Sale Road, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sale Loop Road, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Meeker Park Spur C Road, heading E.
  19. 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 surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F56°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55° 3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 76°59°
Sun 73°53° 28%
Mon 73°55° 19%
Tue 75°51° 25%
Wed 75°50° 34%
Thu 79°54° 32%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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