Arapaho National Forest

Meadow Trail–Serendipity Trail, 6 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Meadow Trail–Serendipity Trail, 6 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hideaway Park, CO. It climbs 829 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,862 – 9,397 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Meadow Trail–Serendipity Trail, 6 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 8,863–9,398 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.92531, -105.77609

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 43° · precip 21% · wind 3 mph · 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 Winterwoods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crosstrails Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right onto South Fork Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Winterwoods Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Doodle, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Doodle Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.7 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

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F43°
Precip21%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity39%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°40° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 74°52° 15%
Sun 74°53° 48%
Mon 68°52° 33%
Tue 74°49° 26%
Wed 75°52° 39%
Thu 74°52° 42%

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

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

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

More from this trailhead