Canyon Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Canyon Loop is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Betasso Preserve near Tall Timber, CO. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,257 – 6,598 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01556, -105.34420
Nearest town Tall Timber, CO
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Canyon Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,255–6,597 ft
Out & Back · Betasso Preserve
Trailhead: 40.01556, -105.34420
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canyon Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Loop Link Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- A-Lodge Viewpoint–A-Lodge Connector, 3 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Betasso Link Trail & Canyon Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Benjamin Trail Loop & Loop Link Trail via Canyon Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Canyon Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Benjamin Trail Loop–Fourmile Link Trail, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 725 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Tall Timber, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Tall Timber, Colorado