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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mountain Center Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lower Cookout, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Morain Bridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Upper Beaver Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lower Cookout, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mountain Center Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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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