Painter's Pause Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Painter's Pause Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Painter's Pause Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,557–7,802 ft
Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park
Trailhead: Sleepy S Trail · 39.66313, -105.35846
Weather Sep 4: 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 259 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sleepy S Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Sleepy S Trail, heading S.
- 500 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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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 259 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Too Long Viewpoint & Founder's Trail via Too Long Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft
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