Name: Green Mountain Trail
Rating: 4.0

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Rocky Mountain National Park

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4.0 from 8 votes

#4

in West Side

#11522

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4.0 from 8 votes

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4 Star		63%
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2 Star		13%
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#4

in West Side

#977

in Colorado

#11,522

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Moose cow and her calf about 15 yards off of the trail.

Jan 20, 2016 near Grand Lake, CO

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Aug 21, 2020

Joyce Oh

Had lunch in the meadows and dipped out feet in the creek 3.6mi — 3h 00m

Jul 3, 2020

Andy M

Hiked a little past end of trail to get to Big Meadows. Beautiful!! 4.4mi — 2h 32m

Sep 13, 2019

Mike Nugent

With connector and Onahu creek trails

Aug 17, 2019

Stephen Pack

Several moose! 4.5mi — 3h 15m

Jun 8, 2019

Seyha Saumweber

2h 30m

Sep 29, 2018

D R

Extended down along the Big Meadow a little ways. 5.3mi

Sep 14, 2018

Miranda Yee

Jul 15, 2018

DeAngelo Bell

Jul 14, 2018

Noa P

Jun 18, 2018

Haley Meyer

Jun 15, 2018

t.dean.langford.jr@gmail.com Langford

May 23, 2018

JJ Hobbs

Apr 16, 2018

Jon Hogge

Jul 28, 2017

D R

Jul 3, 2017

Steve S

Jul 3, 2017

Alexander Albert

Hiked up to big meadow and saw multiple moose in the meadow. 4mi

Oct 10, 2016

Tim Heuser

Aug 5, 2016

Kevin Rich

saw a juvenile bull moose in the big meadow at the top — 1h 30m

Jun 29, 2016

Mike Clark

4mi

Jan 20, 2016

Jona Sanford

Saw moose cow and calf and elk

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Green Mountain Trail

“A moderate trail through a wooded gulch that leads to excellent views of vast, marshy, and wildlife-rich Big Meadows. ”

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Point to Point

9,441' 2,878 m

8,817' 2,687 m

625' 190 m

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