Elk Ridge Trail–Founder's Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elk Ridge Trail–Founder's Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile loop in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. It climbs 548 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elk Ridge Trail–Founder's Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 7,517–8,071 ft
Loop · Elk Meadow Park
Trailhead: Pioneer Trail · 39.66203, -105.35481
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 237 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pioneer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sleepy S Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Elk Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Meadow View Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Founder's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 237 m from the trailhead
More from Pioneer Trail Trailhead
- Painter's Pause Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Painter's Pause Trail 3 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Too Long Viewpoint & Founder's Trail via Too Long Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 927 ft
- Founder's Trail–Sleepy S Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Founder's Trail–Meadow View Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Bergen Peak–Bergen Peak Trail, 6 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,202 ft
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