Betasso Preserve

Bummers Rock–A-Lodge Viewpoint, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Bummers Rock–A-Lodge Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Orodell, CO. The route passes A-Lodge Viewpoint before reaching Bummers Rock at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 934 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,745 – 6,657 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: A-Lodge Connector 40.01709, -105.32558
Nearest town Orodell, CO

Directions

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Bummers Rock–A-Lodge Viewpoint, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,745–6,658 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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on A-Lodge Connector, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miPass A-Lodge Viewpoint.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bummers Rock Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Bummers Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Canyon Loop, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto A-Lodge Connector, heading NE.
  12. 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 91°F64°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 90°68°
Sun 87°63° 29%
Mon 87°65° 42%
Tue 86°61° 25%
Wed 83°59° 32%
Thu 91°61° 34%

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