Painter's Pause Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 54 min
Painter's Pause Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Painter's Pause Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 54 min
Elevation 7,517–7,799 ft
Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park
Trailhead: Pioneer Trail · 39.66203, -105.35481
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 237 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pioneer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Lewis Ridge Road stop 237 m from the trailhead
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