Taylor Mountain Viewpoint–Bright Trail Extension, 5 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 4,588 ft · 7 hr 30 min

Taylor Mountain Viewpoint–Bright Trail Extension, 5 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. The route reaches Taylor Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 4,588 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,297 – 8,721 ft · steepest grade: 36%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Button Rock B Road 40.26232, -105.40367
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO

Directions

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Taylor Mountain Viewpoint–Bright Trail Extension, 5 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 4,588 ft · 7 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,297–8,720 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on Stink Eye, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Reach Around, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Button Rock B Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Johnny Park, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 1.9 miTurn left onto Bright Trail, heading SW.
  12. 3.5 miBear right onto Taylor Mountain, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miReach Taylor Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Bright Trail, heading SE.
  15. 3.5 miTurn right onto Johnny Park Road, heading NE.
  16. 2 miTurn right onto Johnny Park, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Park Road, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Reach Around, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Stink Eye, heading E.
  25. 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.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% 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

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