AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pierson Park Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,857 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Pierson Park Road is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Meeker Park, CO. It climbs 2,857 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,209 – 9,338 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pierson Park Road 40.23493, -105.50011
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO
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Pierson Park Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,857 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Elevation 8,210–9,337 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftBear left onto Pierson Park Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pierson Park Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto Pierson Park Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 2.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pierson-park-road-out-back-22-km-bf2d

Trail surface

1% dirt99% 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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