AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Johnny Park Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Johnny Park Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 1,079 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,658 – 8,445 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24982, -105.40951
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
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Johnny Park Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 7,659–8,446 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 W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Button Rock B Road, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Park Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Johnny Park, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2 miTurn right onto Johnny Park, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Park Road, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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/johnny-park-road-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% 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%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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