Argentine Pass Viewpoint–Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, 6 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,636 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Argentine Pass Viewpoint–Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, 6 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Silver Plume, CO. The route reaches Argentine Pass Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,636 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Argentine Pass Viewpoint–Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, 6 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,636 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 9,209–11,608 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.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Leavenworth Creek Road, heading SW.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Waldorf Wagon Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Leavenworth Creek Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Argentine Pass Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Waldorf Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Leavenworth Creek Road, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 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 E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Pulaski, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Notch to ACRG connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Notch, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Silver Plume Depot stop 231 m from the trailhead
More from Notch Trailhead
- Notch Loop & Notch 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft
- Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail–Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail–Hist. Waldorf Wagon Road, 6 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,480 ft
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