Arapaho National Forest

Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,345 – 10,634 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road 39.87093, -105.56070
Nearest town Nugget, CO

Directions

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Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 10,345–10,632 ft

Loop · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road · 39.87093, -105.56070

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Nyementals Area Road, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading E.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nyementals Area Road, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 69°F46°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity43%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 66°48° 22%
Sun 71°50° 52%
Mon 66°47° 49%
Tue 69°44° 43%
Wed 69°45° 43%
Thu 69°47° 45%

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