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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: Aug 29, 2011 02:32 PM

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