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Glacier Lake–Meridan, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Glacier Lake–Meridan, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. The route reaches Glacier Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 542 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,937 – 9,252 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01943, -105.49331
Nearest town Sunset, CO
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Glacier Lake–Meridan, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 8,936–9,251 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.01943, -105.49331

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pennsylvania Gulch Road, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Meridan, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miReach Glacier Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miSharp right onto Pennsylvania Gulch Road, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miArrive 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/glacier-lake-glacier-lake-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F59°
Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 73°52° 37%
Mon 74°53° 30%
Tue 76°51° 34%
Wed 78°53° 37%
Thu 77°52° 33%
Fri 76°50° 29%

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