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Happy Ending–Loop-D-Loop Loop, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Happy Ending–Loop-D-Loop Loop, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile loop near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 975 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,290 – 8,245 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Button Rock B Road 40.26232, -105.40367
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
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Happy Ending–Loop-D-Loop Loop, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 7,292–8,244 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Button Rock B Road · 40.26232, -105.40367

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Button Rock B Road, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Runner Up, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Loop-D-Loop, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Stigmata, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftReach Runner Up, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Happy Ending, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miThe 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/happy-ending-loop

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 84°F59°
Precip12%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 80°62°
Sun 84°59° 23%
Mon 80°61° 24%
Tue 79°57° 22%
Wed 79°53° 31%
Thu 85°57° 38%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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