Crash'n–Rattlesnake Ridge Road Loop, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Crash'n–Rattlesnake Ridge Road Loop, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile loop near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 467 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,632 – 7,979 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road 40.25001, -105.41069
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
Directions
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Crash'n–Rattlesnake Ridge Road Loop, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 7,632–7,978 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road · 40.25001, -105.41069
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 13% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Button Rock B Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Crash'n, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Button Rock B Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reach Around, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Button Rock B Road, heading SW.
- 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
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 83°F58°
Precip13%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
79°61°
Sun
83°58°
27%
Mon
79°59°
26%
Tue
77°56°
23%
Wed
78°52°
32%
Thu
84°56°
38%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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