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Fudgepacker–Loop-D-Loop, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Fudgepacker–Loop-D-Loop, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 1,200 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,294 – 8,199 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24982, -105.40951
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
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Fudgepacker–Loop-D-Loop, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 7,293–8,200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.24982, -105.40951

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Reach Around, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Stink Eye, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right onto Button Rock B Road, heading N.
  9. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Runner Up, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Loop-D-Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right onto Fudgepacker, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Reach Around, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Button Rock B Road, heading W.
  25. 0.2 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/fudgepacker-loop-d-loop-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

17% dirt83% 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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