Jenkins Peak–Catamount Trail, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Jenkins Peak–Catamount Trail, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. The route reaches Jenkins Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 741 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jenkins Peak–Catamount Trail, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 7,657–8,065 ft
Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park
Trailhead: Ever So Green Trail · 39.65974, -105.35821
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 524 m from the trailhead
- Start on Ever So Green Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sleepy South Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Meadow View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenkins Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Jenkins Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Catamount Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenkins Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Jenkins Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Catamount Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jenkins Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenkins Peak Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sleepy South Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ever So Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 524 m from the trailhead
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