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Arapaho National Forest

Cascade Creek Road & Griffin Mountain Road

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,736 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Cascade Creek Road & Griffin Mountain Road is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Lawson, CO. It climbs 3,736 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,150 – 11,093 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver City Road 39.76304, -105.63161
Nearest town Lawson, CO
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Cascade Creek Road & Griffin Mountain Road

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,736 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Elevation 8,149–11,094 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Silver City Road · 39.76304, -105.63161

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Silver City Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  3. 4.6 miSharp right onto Lamartine Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Griffin Mountain Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Griffith, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftReach Cascade Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Griffin Mountain Road, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cascade Creek Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lamartine Road, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miSharp left onto Silver City Road, heading NE.
  14. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Silver City Road, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftArrive 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-out-back

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 79°F60°
Precip12%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 75°59° 43%
Mon 77°55° 46%
Tue 79°53° 49%
Wed 80°55° 45%
Thu 75°55° 38%
Fri 78°52° 32%

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