Button Rock Road–Coulson Gulch Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Button Rock Road–Coulson Gulch Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile loop in Button Rock Preserve near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 1,249 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,628 – 7,848 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24982, -105.40951
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
Directions
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Button Rock Road–Coulson Gulch Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,628–7,848 ft
Loop · Button Rock Preserve
Trailhead: 40.24982, -105.40951
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 13% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Gulch, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Button Rock Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Coulson Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Button Rock B Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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.
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 83°F58°
Precip13%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
79°61°
Sun
83°58°
27%
Mon
79°59°
26%
Tue
77°56°
23%
Wed
78°52°
32%
Thu
84°56°
38%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Button Rock B Road–Reach Around, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- Crash'n–Rattlesnake Ridge Road Loop, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Button Rock Mountain Trail & Fudgepacker 3.8 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Fudgepacker–Loop-D-Loop, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft
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