Greyrock Mountain Loop

Starting at the Grey Rock Trailhead, the hike crosses Poudre Canyon Road and a gorgeous bridge before climbing along an open hillside on the Greyrock Trail #946. After just a few minutes, the trail pops out of the forest at a trail junction with the Greyrock Meadows Trail #947. Note that there are two trails for the middle section - the "Meadows" and a more direct Greyrock Trail #946. #946 gets steeper in sections while still maintaining a relatively clear trail. I recommend you take the Greyrock Trail #946 up (take the right at the first junction). Once arriving at the upper junction with Greyrock's summit in front of you, stay to the right to climb it. Once past the upper junction, there's a short dirt section before climbing a ramp of rock on the southeast side of the actual Greyrock. After leaving the trail, look for the wooden trail posts sporadically placed. There are some easy and solid rocks to scramble as you come up the eastern end. Once into the saddle where folks often camp, look for the rock cairns that will lead you to the top. It's easy to get lost here. If you're scrambling/climbing anything crazy, you're off the direct trail. After climbing up Greyrock, you'll come back down to this same upper junction, but this time, follow the sign leading you to the Greyrock Meadows Trail #947 for the way down. This is a nice gradual decline that takes you through a beautiful meadow and allows you to glimpse back at Greyrock for some beautiful views of the entire rock. This is a great meadow to hike through during sunset, with the sun setting in front of you and Greyrock behind you. While you can take this trail up, it will reveal Greyrock about a mile or two before you are actually there. If you take Greyrock Trail #946 up, you won't be able to see it until you're almost to the upper junction, which allows for more surprise in the beauty.