Parachute Hill Road & Pierson Park Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 631 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Parachute Hill Road & Pierson Park Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Meeker Park, CO. It climbs 631 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,170 – 8,813 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pierson Park Road 40.23499, -105.50186
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO
Directions
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Parachute Hill Road & Pierson Park Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 631 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 8,169–8,814 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pierson Park Road · 40.23499, -105.50186
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Pierson Park Road, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Parachute Hill Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pierson Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM
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