Idlewild Trail–Meadow Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Idlewild Trail–Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Maryvale, CO. It climbs 363 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Idlewild Trail–Meadow Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 8,863–9,088 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: 39.92684, -105.77886
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 10% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Upper Rendezvous Road stop 82 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Fork Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Winterwoods Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Idlewild Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto South Fork Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Idlewild Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Winterwoods Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto South Fork Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Upper Rendezvous Road stop 82 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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