Crash'n–Rattelsnake XC Loop, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Crash'n–Rattelsnake XC Loop, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile loop near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 844 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,294 – 7,979 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road 40.26232, -105.40367
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
Directions
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Crash'n–Rattelsnake XC Loop, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 7,293–7,978 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road · 40.26232, -105.40367
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stink Eye, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Reach Around, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Button Rock B Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Crash'n, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rattelsnake XC, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Button Rock B Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Stink Eye, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 84°F59°
Precip12%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
80°62°
Sun
84°59°
23%
Mon
80°61°
24%
Tue
79°57°
22%
Wed
79°53°
31%
Thu
85°57°
38%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Button Rock B Road Trailhead
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- Burning Bush–Reach Around, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 939 ft
- Elk Trickle–Reach Around, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Rattelsnake XC–Rattlesnake Ridge Road Loop, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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