Arapaho National Forest

Administrator Use Road via Cold Springs Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Administrator Use Road via Cold Springs Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Central City, CO. It climbs 657 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,111 – 9,600 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Administrator Use Road 39.84222, -105.50062
Nearest town Central City, CO

Directions

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Administrator Use Road via Cold Springs Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 9,112–9,599 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Administrator Use Road · 39.84222, -105.50062

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Administrator Use Road, heading NW.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Cold Springs Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto Coldsprings Spur Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Administrator Use Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cold Springs Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Administrator Use Road, heading SE.
  7. 1 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

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F56°
Precip8%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 71°53° 41%
Mon 72°51° 43%
Tue 74°49° 33%
Wed 77°51° 41%
Thu 71°50° 29%
Fri 74°47° 28%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead