Blackhawk Gulch Road & Upper Wide Awake Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Central City, CO. It climbs 1,167 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,167 – 10,358 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blackhawk Gulch Road 39.84334, -105.52797
Nearest town Central City, CO
Directions
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Blackhawk Gulch Road & Upper Wide Awake Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 9,167–10,359 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Blackhawk Gulch Road · 39.84334, -105.52797
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Blackhawk Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Blackhawk Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blackhawk Gulch Road, heading S.
- 1.6 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
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 72°F56°
Precip6%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
71°57°
42%
Mon
70°49°
44%
Tue
74°48°
44%
Wed
77°51°
43%
Thu
71°50°
36%
Fri
73°46°
30%
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