Elk Meadow Park

Founder's Trail–Meadow View Trail, 6 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Founder's Trail–Meadow View Trail, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Rosedale, CO. It climbs 667 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,556 – 8,071 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow View Trail 39.65530, -105.36605
Nearest town Rosedale, CO

Directions

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Founder's Trail–Meadow View Trail, 6 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 7,557–8,071 ft

Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park

Trailhead: Meadow View Trail · 39.65530, -105.36605

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 59° · 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 · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadow View Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sleepy South Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sleepy S Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.7 miReach Meadow View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Noble Meadow Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow View Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Founder's Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Meadow View Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bergen Peak Trail, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow View Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 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 80°F59°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 79°62° 16%
Sun 80°58° 31%
Mon 79°60° 51%
Tue 76°56° 46%
Wed 78°54° 46%
Thu 80°55° 43%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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