Cub Creek & Meridian Trail via Cub Creek Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,612 ft · 7 hr 28 min
Cub Creek & Meridian Trail via Cub Creek Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Highland Park, CO. It climbs 4,612 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cub Creek & Meridian Trail via Cub Creek Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,612 ft · 7 hr 28 min
Elevation 9,037–11,421 ft
Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness
Trailhead: Meridian · 39.52180, -105.53678
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 11% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Meridian Trail, heading E.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Cub Creek Trail, heading N.
- 4.5 miReach Meridian Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.5 miContinue straight onto Meridian Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
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