Arapaho National Forest

Bill Moore Vista Road & North Empire Creek Road

10 mi · ▲ 2,752 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Bill Moore Vista Road & North Empire Creek Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. It climbs 2,752 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,991 – 11,411 ft · steepest grade: 35%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80754, -105.66228
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO

Directions

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Bill Moore Vista Road & North Empire Creek Road

10 mi · ▲ 2,752 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 9,990–11,410 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.80754, -105.66228

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 30% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on North Empire Creek Road, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.6 miSharp right onto Bill Moore/Mad Creek Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Lake Road, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Vista Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miReach North Empire Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Lake Road, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore/Mad Creek Road, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Empire Creek Road, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt11% other15% unspecified

Weather

Light snowTemperature 73°F51°
Precip30%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 30% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 68°50° 25%
Sun 75°51° 51%
Mon 66°49° 47%
Tue 69°46° 42%
Wed 73°48° 46%
Thu 73°48° 47%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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