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Beavers Loop Trail–Pali Road, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Beavers Loop Trail–Pali Road, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 1,338 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10,775 – 12,117 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64171, -105.87509
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Beavers Loop Trail–Pali Road, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 10,774–12,116 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.64171, -105.87509

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 65°F / low 40° · precip 12% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Basin stop 274 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Wheels Up, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Wheels Up, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading W.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Beavers Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pali Road, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miReach Wheels Up, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beavers Loop Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading S.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Wheels Up, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Wheels Up, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left onto Wheels Up, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 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/beavers-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F40°
Precip12%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 66°44° 19%
Sun 66°46° 26%
Mon 61°45° 39%
Tue 65°42° 39%
Wed 68°45° 44%
Thu 69°45° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Basin stop 274 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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