Meyer's Homestead Viewpoint–Ethel Harrold Road, 4 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Meyer's Homestead Viewpoint–Ethel Harrold Road, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Walker Ranch Park near Crescent, CO. The route reaches Meyer's Homestead Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,742 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meyer's Homestead Viewpoint–Ethel Harrold Road, 4 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,761–8,036 ft
Out & Back · Walker Ranch Park
Trailhead: 39.95447, -105.32283
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Josie Heath Trail, heading NW.
- 3.6 miReach Meyer's Homestead Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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