Betasso Preserve

Betasso Link Trail & Canyon Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Betasso Link Trail & Canyon Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Tall Timber, CO. It climbs 656 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,880 – 6,546 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betasso Road 40.01560, -105.34113
Nearest town Tall Timber, CO

Directions

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Betasso Link Trail & Canyon Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,879–6,546 ft

Out & Back · Betasso Preserve

Trailhead: Betasso Road · 40.01560, -105.34113

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Canyon Loop, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Betasso Link Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miReach Betasso Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Canyon Loop, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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