Upper Beaver Meadows Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Upper Beaver Meadows Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 429 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Beaver Meadows Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 8,088–8,373 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.36993, -105.59275
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Moraine Park Campground stop 167 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Beaver Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Moraine Park Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Beaver Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Moraine Park Campground stop 167 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Upper Beaver Meadows Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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- Upper Beaver Meadows Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Upper Beaver Meadows Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 429 ft
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