Elephant Butte–Elephant Butte Trail, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Troutdale, CO. The route reaches Elephant Butte at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,579 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,408 – 8,403 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sisters Trail 39.62349, -105.34663
Nearest town Troutdale, CO
Directions
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Elephant Butte–Elephant Butte Trail, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,408–8,402 ft
Out & Back · Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
Trailhead: Sisters Trail · 39.62349, -105.34663
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sisters Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ponderosa Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Silver Fox Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bearberry Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Muhly Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Elephant Butte Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Elephant Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Mountain Muhly Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Bearberry Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Silver Fox Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ponderosa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sisters Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F58°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
81°62°
15%
Sun
79°57°
35%
Mon
80°61°
48%
Tue
77°57°
43%
Wed
79°55°
49%
Thu
82°56°
34%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Brother's Lookout via Ponderosa Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Ponderosa Trail 2 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Dedisse Park Trail–Hidden Fawn Trail Loop, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Ranch View Trail & Wild Iris Loop Loop via Ponderosa Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Bluebird Meadow Trail–Ponderosa Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Homestead Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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