Blackhawk Gulch Road & Silver Creek Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,345 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,167 – 10,132 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Creek Road 39.84810, -105.54886
Nearest town Nugget, CO
Directions
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Blackhawk Gulch Road & Silver Creek Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 9,167–10,133 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Silver Creek Road · 39.84810, -105.54886
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Silver Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blackhawk Gulch Road, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Silver Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Silver Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F54°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
67°52°
43%
Mon
69°48°
43%
Tue
73°46°
43%
Wed
75°49°
43%
Thu
70°48°
37%
Fri
71°45°
31%
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