Arapaho National Forest

Bill Moore Vista Road & Colorado State Land Road via North Empire Creek Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 2,083 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Bill Moore Vista Road & Colorado State Land Road via North Empire Creek Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. It climbs 2,083 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,413 – 11,411 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78997, -105.64724
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO

Directions

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Bill Moore Vista Road & Colorado State Land Road via North Empire Creek Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 2,083 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 9,412–11,410 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.78997, -105.64724

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miBear right onto Colorado State Land Road, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore/Mad Creek Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Lake Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Vista Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miReach Colorado State Land Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Lake Road, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore/Mad Creek Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Empire Creek Road, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Colorado State Land Road, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading SE.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 77°F52°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 71°52° 25%
Sun 74°54° 52%
Mon 70°52° 48%
Tue 72°48° 44%
Wed 72°49° 46%
Thu 75°51° 47%

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