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Lily Pad Trail–Meadow Creek Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 54 min

Lily Pad Trail–Meadow Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It climbs 479 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,134 – 9,636 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail 39.58879, -106.10585
Nearest town Frisco, CO
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Lily Pad Trail–Meadow Creek Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 54 min

Elevation 9,136–9,636 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail · 39.58879, -106.10585

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadow Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Superior Mine Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach Meadow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftTurn right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 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/lily-pad-trail-out-back

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F44°
Precip5%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 78°52°
Mon 70°52°
Tue 75°49°
Wed 72°45° 19%
Thu 72°43° 15%
Fri 68°45° 15%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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