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Arapaho National Forest

Cascade Creek Road–Griffin Mountain Road, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 2,774 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Cascade Creek Road–Griffin Mountain Road, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Georgetown, CO. It climbs 2,774 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,672 – 11,008 ft · steepest grade: 32%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raspberry 39.70298, -105.69494
Nearest town Georgetown, CO
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Cascade Creek Road–Griffin Mountain Road, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 2,774 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 8,671–11,008 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Raspberry · 39.70298, -105.69494

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Raspberry, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Powerline, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Griffith, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Griffin Mountain Road, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cascade Creek Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miReach Raspberry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Griffin Mountain Road, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Griffith, heading S.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Powerline, heading S.
  12. 1.4 miSharp right onto Raspberry, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 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/cascade-creek-road-griffin-mountain-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 77°F53°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 76°54° 25%
Sun 79°56° 53%
Mon 71°54° 47%
Tue 73°51° 42%
Wed 76°53° 47%
Thu 77°52° 47%

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