Coffintop Mountain–Bitterbrush Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 3,315 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Coffintop Mountain–Bitterbrush Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Lyons, CO. The route passes Bitterbrush Viewpoint before reaching Coffintop Mountain at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 3,315 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Coffintop Mountain–Bitterbrush Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 3,315 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 5,455–7,998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bitterbrush Trail · 40.21059, -105.28826
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bitterbrush Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Night Hawk Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bitterbrush Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Bitterbrush Viewpoint.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Nelson Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Night Hawk Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Button Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Coffintop Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Night Hawk Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Nelson Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Bitterbrush Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Night Hawk Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bitterbrush Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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