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Arapaho National Forest

Administrator Use Road–Michigan Hill Road, 4 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,776 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Administrator Use Road–Michigan Hill Road, 4 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 2,776 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,111 – 10,407 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85240, -105.57140
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Administrator Use Road–Michigan Hill Road, 4 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,776 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 9,112–10,406 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.85240, -105.57140

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading NE.
  5. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Administrator Use Road, heading SE.
  6. 1 miReach Michigan Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Cold Springs Road, heading NW.
  8. 2.2 miBear right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 miBear left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miArrive 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/administrator-use-road-michigan-hill-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F54°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°53° 43%
Mon 69°48° 43%
Tue 73°47° 43%
Wed 76°49° 43%
Thu 70°49° 37%
Fri 72°45° 31%

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