Arapaho National Forest

Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 7 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,087 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 7 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Tolland, CO. It climbs 2,087 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,855 – 10,607 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jenny Lind - Perigo 39.90518, -105.56827
Nearest town Tolland, CO

Directions

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Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 7 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,087 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 8,856–10,609 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Jenny Lind - Perigo · 39.90518, -105.56827

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 23% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SW.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Apex Spur Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
  7. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miReach Jenny Lind - Perigo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right onto Utah Hill Road, heading W.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right onto Nyementals Area Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miBear right onto Apex Spur Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading E.
  16. 2.6 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F52°
Precip23%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity35%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 74°55° 23%
Sun 71°53° 54%
Mon 72°53° 48%
Tue 75°50° 39%
Wed 75°51° 41%
Thu 75°52° 44%

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