Black Slabbath–Button Rock Mountain Trail Loop, 7 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Black Slabbath–Button Rock Mountain Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 6-mile loop near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 1,735 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,290 – 8,360 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road 40.26232, -105.40367
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
Directions
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Black Slabbath–Button Rock Mountain Trail Loop, 7 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 7,292–8,361 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road · 40.26232, -105.40367
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Button Rock B Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Happy Ending, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Button Rock Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Button Rock Mountain Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Black Slabbath, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Oh Danny Boy, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Heart of Darkness, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Stigmata, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop-D-Loop, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Runner Up, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Button Rock B Road, heading N.
- 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 82°F64°
Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
79°55°
19%
Mon
81°60°
19%
Tue
80°55°
27%
Wed
83°55°
30%
Thu
76°59°
30%
Fri
83°54°
25%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Button Rock B Road Trailhead
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- Burning Bush–Reach Around, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 939 ft
- Elk Trickle–Reach Around, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Rattelsnake XC–Rattlesnake Ridge Road Loop, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Happy Ending–Loop-D-Loop Loop, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 975 ft
- Loop-D-Loop–Runner Up, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 929 ft
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