Elk Meadow Park Trail Profile

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Trail Name
Point of Origin
Distance
Elevation
Gain
Description

Painter's Pause Lewis Ridge Rd. parking area 1 mi +260
Open meadow, average grade of 4%
exposure to elements, with wetlands
& view of Bergen Peak.

Meadow View Stagecoach Blvd. parking area 3.1 mi +220 Average grade of 3%, mix of meadow
environment and pines. Connects to
all other trails.

Sleepy S Trail junction w/ Meadow View 1.1 mi -300 Beautiful meadow view, connects parking
lots, mature Ponderosa Pines.

Bergen Peak Trail junction w/ Meadow View 3.7 mi +1730 Longest trail with greatest elevation gain, continues into Colo. Div. of Wildlife &
Denver Mtn. Parks properties. View of
Pikes Peak, Mt. Evans and continental
divide.

Elk Ridge Trail junction w/ Meadow View 0.5 mi -270 Connector trail between Sleepy S &
Meadow View. Average grade of 14%.

Too Long Trail junction w/ Meadow View 2.4 mi +1220 Strenuous, numerous switchbacks,
a trail with a view of the valley that
continues into Denver Mtn. Parks
property.

Last Modified: Mar 28, 2009 10:16 PM