Arapaho National Recreation Area

Meadow Creek Reservoir & Lower Grassy Road

2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 44 min

Meadow Creek Reservoir & Lower Grassy Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Recreation Area near Tabernash, CO. The route reaches Meadow Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,997 – 10,181 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Grassy Road 40.04183, -105.74523
Nearest town Tabernash, CO

Directions

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Meadow Creek Reservoir & Lower Grassy Road

2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 44 min

Elevation 9,996–10,181 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Recreation Area

Trailhead: Lower Grassy Road · 40.04183, -105.74523

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 17% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Lower Grassy Road, heading NE.
  2. 1 miReach Meadow Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F43°
Precip17%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity52%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°40° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 67°49°
Sun 72°49° 38%
Mon 65°46° 31%
Tue 69°43° 23%
Wed 69°45° 35%
Thu 69°44° 40%