Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile loop in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 816 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,083 – 10,634 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road 39.87093, -105.56070

Nearest town Nugget, CO

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Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 10,082–10,632 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

Start on Nyementals Area Road, heading SW.
400 ftTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading SE.
1.5 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading S.
100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
0.2 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading NE.
1 miSharp left onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading E.
0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading N.
0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
1.2 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading W.
0.3 miContinue straight onto Nyementals Area Road, heading SW.
400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Rain69°F46°

Precip22%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity43%

Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago

Hourly temperatureRain chance

70°45°

6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:31 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%

Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 6 sights

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Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road Loop, 6 sights

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