Boomerang Road–Sputnik Road, 3 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,981 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Boomerang Road–Sputnik Road, 3 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 1,981 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Boomerang Road–Sputnik Road, 3 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,981 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 8,136–9,552 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 40.03007, -106.10076
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Meadows Road, heading NE.
- 3.4 miBear right onto Wishbone Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Boomerang Road, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wishbone Road, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Sputnik Road, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Wishbone Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Wishbone Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Boomerang Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wishbone Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Big Meadows Road, heading N.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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