Burning Bush–Reach Around, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Burning Bush–Reach Around, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 939 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,297 – 7,907 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Burning Bush–Reach Around, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,297–7,907 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Button Rock B Road · 40.26232, -105.40367

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Burning Bush, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach Stink Eye, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Johnny Park Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Reach Around, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Stink Eye, heading SE.
  18. 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 84°F59°
Precip12%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 80°62°
Sun 84°59° 23%
Mon 80°61° 24%
Tue 79°57° 22%
Wed 79°53° 31%
Thu 85°57° 38%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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