Name: Meadowlark Trail
Rating: 3.9

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From the trailhead, you can head straight up Meadowlark Trail. This trail has some switchbacks to ascend and rolling hills. Meadowlark Trail connects to Plymouth Creek Trail and you can make a loop using these two trails.

Flora & Fauna

Keep an eye out for rattlesnakes on this trail.

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Land Manager: Jefferson County, CO - Open Space Dept.

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Bryan Bishop

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Trail Ratings

3.9 from 20 votes

#3

in Deer Creek Canyon Park

#7534

Overall

3.9 from 20 votes

5 Star		25%
4 Star		45%
3 Star		25%
2 Star		5%
1 Star		0%

Trail Rankings

#3

in Deer Creek Canyon Park

#557

in Colorado

#7,534

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1,252 Since May 17, 2015

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The start of the trail - beautiful foothills

May 25, 2015 near Ken Caryl, CO

Enjoy spectacular views of a distant downtown Denver from the Meadowlark Trail.

Mar 5, 2017 near Ken Caryl, CO

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Jul 21, 2024

Tayler Hanson

May 26, 2023

Jessica Elliott

Very exposed to the sun, completely uphill

May 24, 2023

Private User

May 28, 2022

Scott Fields

With kids. Beautiful morning 1.2mi — 1h 00m

May 26, 2020

Emily Flanders

With Beth. Went a long way. Extended the trail by looping back onto Plymouth Creek going east. Saw a rattlesnake.

May 13, 2020

Chad Haven

Meadowlark to Plymouth out to red Mesa start and back down Plymouth, baby slept facing in and out, breaked on rock

Apr 11, 2020

Rachel Solorio

Apr 1, 2020

Ann Zweig

Feb 8, 2020

Kayla Knoll

Feb 1, 2020

Rachel Solorio

1.6mi

Nov 9, 2019

Kylea Pote

we went later in the day, so we only had an hour and a half until sunset. it was a moderate trail. great views with both sun and shade. 0.8mi — 1h 30m

Oct 19, 2019

Henry Ainsworth

Sep 29, 2019

Private User

Jun 16, 2019

James Dillingham

Jun 4, 2019

Austin Mower

May 27, 2019

Emma C

May 19, 2019

Kate Hollenbaugh

Spectacular views 1.6mi — 0h 40m

May 19, 2019

Michael Barnhill

May 19, 2019

zpotts

Apr 17, 2019

Angelique Stappert

Feb 21, 2019

Anne-Isabelle Jungels

Jan 15, 2019

Lori Wagner

Jan 6, 2019

Rebecca Anne

1.6mi

Jan 6, 2019

Dylan Pradas

Did with Landy out and back 1.6mi

Nov 5, 2018

KM Lacy

Added a little of the Plymouth mountain trail to make a big loop 3.5mi

Oct 17, 2018

Lesly Doyle

Jul 9, 2018

Leah RK

May 13, 2018

Debby R

Meadowlark to Plymouth to Viewpoint - overcast so couldn’t see much but good hike 5.2mi

Apr 28, 2018

Andrew Newland

Mar 10, 2018

Jacq Marie

Jan 6, 2018

Jonathan Bihl

Nov 26, 2017

Debby R

Short trail with decent climb and switchbacks - ran it up and Plymouth Creek down

Nov 4, 2017

Alexis Tobolik

Hiked up to connection with Plymouth Creek Trail. Slow elevation gain with views of Denver

Aug 5, 2017

Matt Culpepper

To Bill Couch Mtn 1.6mi

Jul 4, 2017

Yuko M

2.6mi

Jun 17, 2017

Phil Mazzarella

Jun 17, 2017

Avid Boo

Jun 4, 2017

Phillip Zerbo

May 25, 2017

Joshua Flick

5.9mi

May 20, 2017

Michael Rock

Mar 4, 2017

Neal Harkner

Oct 5, 2016

Matt Culpepper

1.6mi

Feb 20, 2016

laura Kimble

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Meadowlark Trail

“A hikers-only trail with some sun. ”

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Point to Point

6,536' 1,992 m

6,112' 1,863 m

441' 135 m

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