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Elk Meadow Park

Too Long Viewpoint & Founder's Trail via Too Long Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Too Long Viewpoint & Founder's Trail via Too Long Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. The route reaches Too Long Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 902 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,556 – 8,416 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sleepy S Trail 39.66313, -105.35846
Nearest town Wah Keeney Park, CO
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Too Long Viewpoint & Founder's Trail via Too Long Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 7,557–8,416 ft

Out & Back · Elk Meadow Park

Trailhead: Sleepy S Trail · 39.66313, -105.35846

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Sleepy S Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Founder's Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Meadow View Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Too Long Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftReach Too Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Meadow View Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Founder's Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Painter's Pause Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sleepy S Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 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/too-long-viewpoint-founders-trail-out-back-7-km-48c6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F60°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 80°63° 16%
Sun 81°59° 31%
Mon 80°61° 51%
Tue 77°57° 46%
Wed 79°55° 46%
Thu 81°56° 43%

Good to know

  • 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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