Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail–Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, 6 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 2,480 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail–Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, 6 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Silver Plume, CO. It climbs 2,480 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail–Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, 6 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 2,480 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 9,209–11,444 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Notch · 39.69418, -105.72167
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Silver Plume Depot stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Start on Notch, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Notch to ACRG connector Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pulaski, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Leavenworth Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Waldorf Wagon Spur Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Historic Waldorf Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Paines Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Waldorf Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Notch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Paines Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Historic Waldorf Wagon Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, heading N.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Waldorf Wagon Spur Road, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Leavenworth Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Pulaski, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Notch to ACRG connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Notch, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Silver Plume Depot stop 231 m from the trailhead
More from Notch Trailhead
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