Charter Oak Line Road–Lamartine Spur 1 Road, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Lawson, CO. It climbs 4,558 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,816 – 11,109 ft · steepest grade: 35%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75659, -105.62676
Nearest town Lawson, CO
Directions
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Charter Oak Line Road–Lamartine Spur 1 Road, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 4,558 ft · 7 hr 21 min
Elevation 8,815–11,111 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.75659, -105.62676
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lamartine Spur 1 Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lamartine Spur Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lamartine Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Molly Brown Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Line Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miReach Lamartine Spur 1 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Molly Brown Road, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Lamartine Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lamartine Spur Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Lamartine Spur 1 Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
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- Lamartine Spur 1 Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 752 ft
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