Sleepy Lion Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Sleepy Lion Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Button Rock Preserve near Pinewood Springs, CO. It climbs 867 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,063 – 6,621 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22611, -105.35020
Nearest town Pinewood Springs, CO
Directions
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Sleepy Lion Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 6,063–6,620 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sleepy Lion Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% 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%
More from this trailhead
- Sleepy Lion Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Nelson Loop via Night Hawk Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft
- Button Rock Trail & Night Hawk Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 975 ft
- Sleepy Lion Viewpoint & Button Rock Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft
- Button Rock Trail–Nelson Loop, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft
- The Atoll 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft
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