The initial hill up to the up Plymouth Creek Trail to the Meadowlark trail seems steeper than it actually is. The Meadowlark part was nice but didn’t have much shade. I could see Grazing Elk trail from Meadowlark, including the part I missed last week. So I went down Rattlesnake Gulch trail, which ended at the point I left Grazing Elk trail and I was able to finish that off as well:
Here’s some info from Trails.com:
Meadowlark Plymouth Creek Short Loop is a 2.5 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Littleton, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Here are the stats for this trip:
- Distance: 6.05 miles
- Time: 2:12:500 minutes
- Avg Speed: 2.7 mph
- Elevation Gain: 879 ft
