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
- Start on Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Apex Spur Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Jenny Lind - Perigo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Utah Hill Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Nyementals Area Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Apex Spur Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading E.
- 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
14% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F52°
Precip23%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity35%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
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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