Arapaho National Forest

Meadow Trail & Serendipity Trail via Crosstrails Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Meadow Trail & Serendipity Trail via Crosstrails Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hideaway Park, CO. It climbs 658 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,862 – 9,259 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92531, -105.77609
Nearest town Hideaway Park, CO

Directions

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Meadow Trail & Serendipity Trail via Crosstrails Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 8,863–9,258 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.92531, -105.77609

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Upper Rendezvous Road stop 360 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Serendipity Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miReach Serendipity Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Serendipity Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Upper Rendezvous Road stop 360 m from the trailhead

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