Horsetooth Peak–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,691 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Horsetooth Peak–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Meeker Park, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Peak at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,691 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horsetooth Peak–Meeker Sale Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,691 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 8,620–10,321 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: Meeker Park Spur C Road · 40.24178, -105.53510
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Meeker Park Spur C Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sale Loop Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Meeker Sale Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.2 miReach Horsetooth Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Sale Loop Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Meeker Park Spur C Road, heading NE.
- 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
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