Hidden Falls & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Hidden Falls & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route reaches Hidden Falls at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 431 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hidden Falls & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 8,358–8,800 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.21337, -105.55047
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Hidden Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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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- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Copeland Lake 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Copeland Lake 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Finch Lake Cutoff Trail & Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft
- Allenspark Trail & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft
- Copeland Lake & Meeker Park Sh Spur Road via Sandbeach Lake Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft
- Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,907 ft
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