Coulson Gulch Trail–Crash'n, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Coulson Gulch Trail–Crash'n, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 891 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,290 – 7,979 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Johnny Park Road 40.25750, -105.40633
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO

Directions

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Coulson Gulch Trail–Crash'n, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 7,290–7,978 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Johnny Park Road · 40.25750, -105.40633

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

  1. Start on Johnny Park Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Button Rock B Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Coulson Gulch Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Crash'n, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Button Rock B Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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