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Upper Beaver Meadows Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 782 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,796 – 8,373 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34277, -105.57210
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO

Directions

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Upper Beaver Meadows Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 7,797–8,373 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.34277, -105.57210

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Mountain Center Connector, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Lower Cookout, heading N.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Morain Bridge, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 2.1 miTurn right onto Upper Beaver Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Lower Cookout, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Mountain Center Connector, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 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

95% dirt5% gravel

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 79°F60°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 78°52° 26%
Mon 76°57° 16%
Tue 79°52° 19%
Wed 81°55° 34%
Thu 75°57° 32%
Fri 80°52° 26%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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