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Johnny Park Road–Rattelsnake XC, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Johnny Park Road–Rattelsnake XC, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 616 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,415 – 7,848 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Johnny Park Road 40.25750, -105.40633
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
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Johnny Park Road–Rattelsnake XC, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 7,415–7,848 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Johnny Park Road · 40.25750, -105.40633

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Johnny Park Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Button Rock B Road, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ridge Road, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Rattelsnake XC, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Button Rock B Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftSharp left onto Reach Around, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Button Rock B Road, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Johnny Park Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 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/johnny-park-road-rattelsnake-xc-out-back-4-sights-5-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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