Canyon Loop
4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Canyon Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Tall Timber, CO. It climbs 490 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 · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 35 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Canyon Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Loop Link Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Canyon Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 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
More from Betasso Road Trailhead
- A-Lodge Viewpoint–A-Lodge Connector, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Betasso Link Trail & Canyon Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 656 ft
- Bummers Rock & Canyon Loop 4 mi · ▲ 581 ft
- Canyon Loop 4 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Benjamin Trail Loop & Loop Link Trail via Canyon Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Benjamin Trail Loop–Fourmile Link Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 757 ft
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