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Arapaho National Forest

Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,255 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,722 – 10,634 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road 39.86656, -105.52037
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Apex Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 9,723–10,632 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86656, -105.52037

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 7% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight 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. 0.2 miTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SE.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading E.
  11. 0.8 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/apex-road-dakota-hill-road-out-back-6-sights-12-km

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F53°
Precip7%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 69°53° 41%
Mon 68°47° 41%
Tue 72°46° 31%
Wed 75°49° 41%
Thu 70°48° 29%
Fri 71°45° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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