Pierson Park Road
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,748 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Pierson Park Road is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Meeker Park, CO. It climbs 1,748 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,209 – 8,790 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pierson Park Road 40.23493, -105.50011
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO
Directions
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Pierson Park Road
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,748 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 8,210–8,790 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pierson Park Road · 40.23493, -105.50011
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pierson Park Road, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Parachute Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Johnny Park Road, heading SE.
- 3.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pierson Park Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 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
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 77°F59°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
75°51°
29%
Mon
75°55°
20%
Tue
78°52°
28%
Wed
81°54°
34%
Thu
73°55°
32%
Fri
78°51°
27%
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