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Betasso Preserve

Bummers Rock–Betasso Link Trail, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Bummers Rock–Betasso Link Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Orodell, CO. The route reaches Bummers Rock. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,880 – 6,657 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betasso Link Trail 40.00714, -105.33309
Nearest town Orodell, CO
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Bummers Rock–Betasso Link Trail, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,879–6,658 ft

Out & Back · Betasso Preserve

Trailhead: Betasso Link Trail · 40.00714, -105.33309

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 89°F / low 67° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Betasso Link Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Canyon Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bummers Rock Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Bummers Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Canyon Loop, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 2.6 miTurn left onto Betasso Link Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bummers-rock-betasso-link-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F67°
Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 86°61° 24%
Mon 85°65° 31%
Tue 86°58° 30%
Wed 88°58° 31%
Thu 89°64° 29%
Fri 90°58° 23%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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