Devil's Elbow Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Devil's Elbow Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mount Falcon Park near Indian Hills, CO. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Devil's Elbow Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 7,550–7,772 ft
Out & Back · Mount Falcon Park
Trailhead: 39.63616, -105.23960
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Castle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Olde Ute Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Devil's Elbow Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Olde Ute Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Castle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:08 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Two Dog Viewpoint via Castle Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Meadow Viewpoint–Meadow Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Mount Falcon–Tower Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Castle Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 949 ft
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