AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Butzel Hill & Escape Route

2.8 mi · ▲ 964 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Butzel Hill & Escape Route is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Glendale, CO. The route reaches Butzel Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 964 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,500 – 8,239 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Escape Route 40.07516, -105.35605
Nearest town Glendale, CO
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Butzel Hill & Escape Route

2.8 mi · ▲ 964 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 7,501–8,237 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Escape Route · 40.07516, -105.35605

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 59° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Escape Route, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftReach Butzel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/escape-route-out-back

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F59°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 79°64°
Sun 82°56° 38%
Mon 81°59° 38%
Tue 77°54° 26%
Wed 78°52° 33%
Thu 82°56° 36%

Hikes near Glendale, Colorado