Betasso Preserve

Canyon Loop

4 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Canyon Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Tall Timber, CO. It climbs 465 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,257 – 6,598 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betasso Road 40.01560, -105.34113
Nearest town Tall Timber, CO

Directions

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Canyon Loop

4 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,255–6,597 ft

Out & Back · Betasso Preserve

Trailhead: Betasso Road · 40.01560, -105.34113

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Betasso Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Canyon Loop, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Loop Link Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Canyon Loop, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Betasso Road, heading E.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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