Elk Ridge Trail–Founder's Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elk Ridge Trail–Founder's Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. It climbs 482 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, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 7,557–8,071 ft
Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park
Trailhead: Sleepy S Trail · 39.66313, -105.35846
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 259 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sleepy S Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Sleepy S Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow View Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Founder's Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Meadow View Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Elk Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left onto Sleepy S Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 259 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Founder's Trail & Noble Meadow Trail via Painter's Pause Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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