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Arapaho National Forest

Beaver Brook Trail via Hidden Wilderness Road

14.6 mi · ▲ 4,443 ft · 7 hr 5 min

Beaver Brook Trail via Hidden Wilderness Road is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Idaho Springs, CO. It climbs 4,443 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,796 – 10,391 ft · steepest grade: 37%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73765, -105.51005
Nearest town Idaho Springs, CO
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Beaver Brook Trail via Hidden Wilderness Road

14.6 mi · ▲ 4,443 ft · 7 hr 5 min

Elevation 7,794–10,392 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.73765, -105.51005

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 54° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Bustang Westbound stop 763 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Hidden Wilderness Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Mestaa' Ehehe .3 Road, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 1.4 miReach Beaver Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 2.6 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Hidden Wilderness Road, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-brook-trail-out-back-7962

Trail surface

12% rock88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F54°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 80°58° 15%
Sun 79°58° 52%
Mon 76°58° 53%
Tue 77°55° 48%
Wed 75°54° 47%
Thu 81°56° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Bustang Westbound stop 763 m from the trailhead

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