Pierson Park Road
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,502 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Pierson Park Road is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Big Elk Meadows, CO. It climbs 2,502 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,658 – 8,790 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road 40.25001, -105.41069
Nearest town Big Elk Meadows, CO
Directions
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Pierson Park Road
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,502 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 7,659–8,790 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Button Rock B Road · 40.25001, -105.41069
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 59° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Button Rock B Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Johnny Park, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Johnny Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pierson Park Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Pierson Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Parachute Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
- 4.1 miTurn right onto Johnny Park, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Park Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading NE.
- 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 surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F59°
Precip15%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
81°63°
Sun
79°55°
22%
Mon
79°60°
20%
Tue
78°56°
28%
Wed
78°52°
32%
Thu
84°57°
31%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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