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Button Rock Preserve

Nelson Loop via Night Hawk Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Nelson Loop via Night Hawk Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Button Rock Preserve near Pinewood Springs, CO. It climbs 1,055 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,063 – 6,723 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22611, -105.35020
Nearest town Pinewood Springs, CO
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Nelson Loop via Night Hawk Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,063–6,723 ft

Out & Back · Button Rock Preserve

Trailhead: 40.22611, -105.35020

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Night Hawk Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Nelson Loop, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Nelson Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Night Hawk Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 1.1 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/nelson-loop-out-back

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 87°F62°
Feels like80°Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 85°67°
Sun 88°61° 18%
Mon 85°65° 25%
Tue 83°61° 20%
Wed 83°57° 29%
Thu 89°62° 34%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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