Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 8 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,862 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 8 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,862 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,197 – 10,607 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jumbo Mountain Road 39.89823, -105.54353
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Directions
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Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 8 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,862 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 9,196–10,609 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Jumbo Mountain Road · 39.89823, -105.54353
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Jumbo Mountain Road, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto FS 290.1, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Jumbo Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading W.
- 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 miContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto FS 290.1, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jumbo Mountain Road, heading N.
- 1 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
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
More from Jumbo Mountain Road Trailhead
- Moon Gulch Spur 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Jumbo Mountain Road & Moon Gulch Spur 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,131 ft
- Dakota Hill Spur & Jumbo Mountain Road via Jenny Lind - Perigo 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft
- Dakota Hill–Apex Road, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft
- Jenny Lind - Perigo & Moon Gulch Spur 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,706 ft
- Blackhawk Gulch Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,309 ft
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