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Rocky Mountain National Park

Finch Lake Cutoff Trail & Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Finch Lake Cutoff Trail & Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. It climbs 900 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,357 – 8,987 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21337, -105.55047
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO
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Finch Lake Cutoff Trail & Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 8,358–8,985 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.21337, -105.55047

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left onto Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miReach Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/finch-lake-cutoff-trail-meadow-mountain-ranch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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