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Arapaho National Recreation Area

Meadow Creek Reservoir & Grassy Area Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 57 min

Meadow Creek Reservoir & Grassy Area Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Recreation Area near Tabernash, CO. The route reaches Meadow Creek Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,023 – 10,142 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Caribou Road 40.05377, -105.73294
Nearest town Tabernash, CO
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Meadow Creek Reservoir & Grassy Area Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 57 min

Elevation 10,025–10,143 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Recreation Area

Trailhead: Caribou Road · 40.05377, -105.73294

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Caribou Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grassy Area Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miPass Meadow Creek Reservoir.
  4. 0.6 miReach Meadow Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 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/meadow-creek-reservoir-grassy-area-road-out-back-4-km-aa79

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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