Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Colorado

Meridian

3.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,700 ft of climbing · 9,045 ft–10,708 ft · native material surface · trail No. 604 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

9,045 ft 10,708 ft · 3.1 mi high 10,708 ft

Trailhead Meridian Trailhead 9,034 ft Drive there

Meridian Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This Meridian Trail (#604) leads north as it rises out of the Elk Creek drainage, then begins to bear in a northeasterly direction. This portion of the trail passes through several aspen groves and offers some interesting vistas looking east and south.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.