Arapaho National Forest

Bug-A-Boo Road & Fly-By-Night Road via Big Meadows Road

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,942 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Bug-A-Boo Road & Fly-By-Night Road via Big Meadows Road is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 1,942 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,137 – 9,768 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03007, -106.10076
Nearest town Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Directions

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Bug-A-Boo Road & Fly-By-Night Road via Big Meadows Road

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,942 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 8,136–9,768 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 40.03007, -106.10076

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 40° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Meadows Road, heading NE.
  3. 4.3 miTurn right onto Bug-A-Boo Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Fly-By-Night Road, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach Bug-A-Boo Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Bug-A-Boo Road, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Meadows Road, heading NE.
  8. 4.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F40°
Precip4%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 77°54°
Sun 81°56°
Mon 70°54°
Tue 79°48°
Wed 82°51° 24%
Thu 78°51° 32%

Sunset

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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