Long Meadows Trail–Onahu to Tonahuto Trail, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Long Meadows Trail–Onahu to Tonahuto Trail, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, CO. It climbs 1,983 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Long Meadows Trail–Onahu to Tonahuto Trail, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 8,711–10,231 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Livery Trail · 40.26566, -105.83272
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Livery Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto South Tonahutu/Big Meadows/Onahu Creek, heading N.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Onahu to Tonahuto Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Long Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Onahu to Tonahuto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Onahu to Tonahuto Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto South Tonahutu/Big Meadows/Onahu Creek, heading S.
- 4 miSharp right onto Livery Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Livery Trail Trailhead
- North Inlet & Livery Tr ail via North Inlet Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- South Tonahutu/Big Meadows/Onahu Creek 8.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Green Mountain Trail & Green Mtn Trailhead to Onahu Trailhead Trail via South Tonahutu/Big Meadows/Onahu Creek 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft
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