AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Arapaho National Forest

36th Chamber–Cruel and Unusual, 12 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 2 hr 53 min

36th Chamber–Cruel and Unusual, 12 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 1,489 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,285 – 10,762 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tunnel Hill 39.89089, -105.77270
Nearest town Winter Park, CO
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36th Chamber–Cruel and Unusual, 12 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 9,286–10,761 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Tunnel Hill · 39.89089, -105.77270

Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Old Town Winter Park stop 680 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Tunnel Hill, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Hill Road, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Green World, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Long Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Lower Rainmaker, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto No Quarter, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower Long Trail, heading N.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto No Quarter, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Long Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto No Quarter, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Green World, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Long Trail, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftBear right onto Rainmaker, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Long Trail, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear left onto Lower Free Speech, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green World, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Free Speech, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Green World, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dirty Dozen, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green World, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirty Dozen, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green World, heading S.
  23. 500 ftContinue straight onto Free Speech, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Rainmaker, heading S.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Shy Ann, heading S.
  26. 450 ftBear right onto Double Jeopardy, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cruel and Unusual, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rainmaker, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 36th Chamber, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miBear left onto Spicy Chicken, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miBear right onto Diane, heading SE.
  34. 200 ftTurn right onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto Diane, heading SE.
  36. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading SE.
  37. 150 ftTurn right onto Diane, heading SE.
  38. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading S.
  39. 200 ftReach Tunnel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 200 ftContinue straight onto Diane, heading S.
  41. 200 ftTurn left onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading S.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Diane, heading S.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading S.
  44. 250 ftTurn left onto Diane, heading SW.
  45. 150 ftBear left onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading SW.
  46. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spicy Chicken, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading SW.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left onto 36th Chamber, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rainmaker, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cruel and Unusual, heading SE.
  51. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Double Jeopardy, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miBear left onto Shy Ann, heading NW.
  53. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rainmaker, heading NW.
  54. 350 ftTurn left onto Free Speech, heading NW.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green World, heading NW.
  56. 500 ftContinue straight onto Dirty Dozen, heading NW.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green World, heading NW.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirty Dozen, heading NW.
  59. 100 ftContinue straight onto Green World, heading W.
  60. 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Free Speech, heading NE.
  61. 400 ftContinue straight onto Green World, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Free Speech, heading NE.
  63. 0.1 miBear right onto Long Trail, heading W.
  64. 350 ftTurn left onto Rainmaker, heading NW.
  65. 50 ftBear left onto Long Trail, heading NW.
  66. 450 ftBear right onto Green World, heading E.
  67. 50 ftBear left onto No Quarter, heading E.
  68. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Long Trail, heading NW.
  69. 50 ftContinue straight onto No Quarter, heading NW.
  70. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Long Trail, heading NW.
  71. 200 ftContinue straight onto No Quarter, heading E.
  72. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower Rainmaker, heading N.
  73. 0.4 miSharp right onto Lower Long Trail, heading N.
  74. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Green World, heading N.
  75. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tunnel Hill Road, heading N.
  76. 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Hill, heading N.
  77. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/36th-chamber-cruel-and-unusual-out-back-13-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F45°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity45%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 73°50° 23%
Mon 65°49°
Tue 73°47°
Wed 72°45° 18%
Thu 72°44° 16%
Fri 72°45° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Old Town Winter Park stop 680 m from the trailhead

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