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Colorado · Mountain biking · Near Idaho Springs
meadow loop trail
- 0.5 mi
- distance
- 84 ft
- climb
- Intermediate
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
The Meadow Loop Trail is a short mountain biking route in Colorado, about 2 miles from the town of Pine Valley. The trail runs roughly half a mile from its low point at 7,919 feet to a high of 8,007 feet, with a total climb of 84 feet and a drop of 90 feet along the way. The route is just 0.46 miles long, so it works well as a quick addition to a longer ride in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, and September cools to about 70°F by day and 41°F at night. Dogs are allowed on the trail as long as they are leashed. The Portal and Sluice routes sit just 0.1 mile away, and the Aqueduct climbing area is about 0.7 mile off. Mestaa'ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout, roughly 5 miles away, offers a place to camp.
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More in Idaho SpringsLocal outfitters
- Lostfork Basecamp22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- sluiceMountain biking0.1 mi
- portalMountain biking0.1 mi
- The AqueductRock climbing0.7 mi
- Waves WallRock climbing1 mi
- Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LookoutCamping5.3 mi
Bear CreekCanoeingPhoto: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.3 mi
Clear CreekCanoeingPhoto: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)9.3 mi- Cold Springs CampgroundCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Captain MountainMountain biking · ~15 min drivePhoto: jtsmmm, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- sluiceMountain biking · Next door
- portalMountain biking · Next door
- floyds loopMountain biking · Next door
- winzeMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- canyon view loopMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- drift bypassMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- elk range trailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- evening sun loopMountain biking · ~9 min drive
- travois trailMountain biking · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit meadow loop trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 15.1 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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