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.
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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
- Start on Administrator Use Road, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cold Springs Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Coldsprings Spur Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Administrator Use Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cold Springs Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Administrator Use Road, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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