Hiking – RMNP Saint Vrain-Meadow Saddle

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Hiking – RMNP Saint Vrain-Meadow Saddle

RMNP Saint Vrain-Meadow Saddle

  • Moderate
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 6.4 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,330 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 11,290 ft
  • Pace: Casual up, Moderate down

CoorsTek Parking Lot (612 10th St, Golden), 6:00AM, 6:10AM Departure

If enough people from the Boulder area would like to carpool to Allenspark, we can form another meeting place and time.

RMOTHG MEMBERS ONLY - This is another amazing hike not to be missed!!!  From the saddle between Saint Vrain Mountain and Meadow Mountain, we will have a bird's eye view of Wild Basin.  A photograph cannot capture how gorgeous the view is!!!  The trail is quite rocky and rooty and with the 2,400' elevation gain, I consider this hike somewhere between Moderate and Challenging for our population!!!  There should be some good wildflowers.  We will need high clearance vehicles to drive to this trailhead, although the road has been in pretty good shape in the past.  

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Trekking Poles (highly recommended), 2-3 liters of water, snacks, lunch, bug repellant, sun screen/hat, rain gear, wind gear, warm layers, the rest of the 10 essentials.  

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