The Atoll
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft · 3 hr 53 min
The Atoll is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Button Rock Preserve near Pinewood Springs, CO. The route reaches The Atoll at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 2,223 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,676 – 6,815 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22611, -105.35020
Nearest town Pinewood Springs, CO
Directions
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The Atoll
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 5,675–6,813 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.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach The Atoll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% 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%
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