Meadowlark Trail–Plymouth Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Deer Creek Canyon Park near The Valley, CO. It climbs 1,271 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,027 – 7,133 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail 39.54322, -105.15190
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Meadowlark Trail–Plymouth Creek Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 6,027–7,132 ft
Out & Back · Deer Creek Canyon Park
Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail · 39.54322, -105.15190
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Plymouth Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F66°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
87°68°
Sun
89°63°
18%
Mon
88°67°
35%
Tue
86°59°
37%
Wed
83°60°
41%
Thu
87°61°
35%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadowlark Trail Trailhead
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Homesteader Trail via Plymouth Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
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