AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pinewood Tech Upper Bench & Pinewood Tech

3.5 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Pinewood Tech Upper Bench & Pinewood Tech is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Pinewood Springs, CO. It climbs 809 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,736 – 7,090 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26799, -105.36182
Nearest town Pinewood Springs, CO
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Pinewood Tech Upper Bench & Pinewood Tech

3.5 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,737–7,089 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.26799, -105.36182

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto Button Rock Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Button Rock Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Pinewood Tech, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Pinewood Tech Upper Bench, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftReach Pinewood Tech Upper Bench, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Pinewood Tech, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Button Rock Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Button Rock Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 350 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/pinewood-tech-upper-bench-pinewood-tech-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 83°69°
Sun 81°57° 21%
Mon 82°62° 24%
Tue 80°58° 21%
Wed 81°55° 30%
Thu 87°59° 36%

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