Elephant Butte–Elephant Butte Trail, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Elephant Park, CO. The route reaches Elephant Butte at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,221 ft, with sections as steep as 23% 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: 23%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: A3S09 39.62544, -105.35596
Nearest town Elephant Park, CO
Directions
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Elephant Butte–Elephant Butte Trail, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 7,408–8,402 ft
Out & Back · Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
Trailhead: A3S09 · 39.62544, -105.35596
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Silver Fox Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bearberry Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Muhly Trail, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 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 E.
- 200 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 83°F58°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
80°61°
16%
Sun
78°57°
31%
Mon
79°61°
48%
Tue
76°56°
46%
Wed
78°54°
47%
Thu
81°56°
43%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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