Mount Evans Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi9,036 – 11,421 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meridian 39.52180, -105.53678
Nearest town Highland Park, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Meridian Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Cub Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 4.5 miReach Meridian Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.5 miContinue straight onto Meridian Trail, heading S.
  5. 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F54°
Precip11%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 76°58° 20%
Sun 73°57° 42%
Mon 75°55° 43%
Tue 75°51° 46%
Wed 73°51° 54%
Thu 75°51° 48%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash