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Arapaho National Forest

Backscratch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Backscratch Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Tabernash, CO. It climbs 705 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,246 – 9,915 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Backscratch Trail 39.93711, -105.90966
Nearest town Tabernash, CO
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Backscratch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 9,245–9,914 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Backscratch Trail · 39.93711, -105.90966

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Backscratch Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.6 miReach Backscratch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive 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/backscratch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 75°F44°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity44%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°50°
Sun 78°53° 36%
Mon 66°51° 24%
Tue 73°48° 19%
Wed 75°51° 36%
Thu 73°52° 39%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Tabernash, Colorado