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Arapaho National Recreation Area

Caribou Spur Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Caribou Spur Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Recreation Area near Tabernash, CO. It climbs 511 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,083 – 10,506 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Junco Lake Trailhead 40.04458, -105.73229
Nearest town Tabernash, CO
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Caribou Spur Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 10,083–10,507 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Recreation Area

Trailhead: Junco Lake Trailhead · 40.04458, -105.73229

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Lonesome Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Caribou Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Caribou Spur Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Caribou Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Caribou Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/caribou-spur-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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