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Lenawee Trail–Up at Arapahoe, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 3,814 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Lenawee Trail–Up at Arapahoe, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 3,814 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,348 – 12,524 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wheels Up 39.64099, -105.87279
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Lenawee Trail–Up at Arapahoe, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 3,814 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 10,347–12,525 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wheels Up · 39.64099, -105.87279

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 65°F / low 40° · precip 12% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Basin stop 180 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wheels Up, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Wheels Up, heading E.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading W.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading E.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Lenawee Trail, heading NW.
  22. 3.5 miReach Wheels Up, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 3.5 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading W.
  25. 250 ftSharp left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NW.
  34. 450 ftTurn right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading N.
  35. 350 ftBear right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading NW.
  37. 400 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miSharp right onto Wheels Up, heading NE.
  39. 250 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftBear right onto Wheels Up, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NE.
  42. 0.7 miSharp left onto Wheels Up, heading E.
  43. 50 ftArrive 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/argentine-north-fork-trail-out-back

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F40°
Precip12%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 66°45° 22%
Sun 66°46° 26%
Mon 61°46° 39%
Tue 65°42° 39%
Wed 68°45° 44%
Thu 69°45° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Basin stop 180 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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