Coffintop Mountain–The Atoll, 3 cliffs
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,341 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Coffintop Mountain–The Atoll, 3 cliffs is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Lyons, CO. The route passes The Atoll before reaching Coffintop Mountain at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,341 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,643 – 7,999 ft · steepest grade: 34%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.20239, -105.32045
Nearest town Lyons, CO
Directions
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Coffintop Mountain–The Atoll, 3 cliffs
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,341 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,642–7,998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.20239, -105.32045
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftPass The Atoll.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Button Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Coffintop Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Atoll 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft
- Sleepy Lion Viewpoint–The Atoll, 3 cliffs 8.9 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft
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