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Elk Meadow Park

Too Long Viewpoint–Founder's Trail Loop, 5 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Too Long Viewpoint–Founder's Trail Loop, 5 sights is an 8-mile loop in Elk Meadow Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. The route reaches Too Long Viewpoint. It climbs 1,659 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,556 – 9,223 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.1 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 Loop, 5 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,557–9,224 ft

Loop · 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. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bergen Peak Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Meadow View Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miBear left onto Sleepy South Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sleepy S Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes 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-sights

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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