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
- Start on Johnny Park Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Button Rock B Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coulson Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Crash'n, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Button Rock B Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
More from Johnny Park Road Trailhead
- Button Rock B Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Button Rock B Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Button Rock B Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 679 ft
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- Rattlesnake Gulch & Rattlesnake Ridge Road via Button Rock B Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft
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