A-Lodge Viewpoint–A-Lodge Connector, 5 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 3 hr 22 min
A-Lodge Viewpoint–A-Lodge Connector, 5 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Orodell, CO. The route reaches A-Lodge Viewpoint. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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A-Lodge Viewpoint–A-Lodge Connector, 5 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,745–6,377 ft
Out & Back · Betasso Preserve
Trailhead: A-Lodge Connector · 40.01709, -105.32558
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
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- Start on A-Lodge Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass A-Lodge Viewpoint.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Loop, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Loop Link Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Benjamin Trail Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fourmile Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach A-Lodge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Benjamin Trail Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Loop Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Canyon Loop, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto A-Lodge Connector, heading NE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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