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Arapaho National Forest

Charter Oak Line Road–Charter Oak Spur Road, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,456 ft · 7 hr 2 min

Charter Oak Line Road–Charter Oak Spur Road, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Freeland, CO. It climbs 3,456 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,252 – 10,653 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73777, -105.59648
Nearest town Freeland, CO
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Charter Oak Line Road–Charter Oak Spur Road, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,456 ft · 7 hr 2 min

Elevation 9,251–10,654 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.73777, -105.59648

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 56° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Forest Service Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Lamartine Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miBear left onto Molly Brown Road, heading SW.
  6. 1.8 miBear left onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Line Road, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Service, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Charter Oak Spur Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miReach Forest Service Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Service, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Line Road, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
  15. 1.7 miBear right onto Molly Brown Road, heading SW.
  16. 1.8 miBear right onto Lamartine Road, heading NE.
  17. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left onto Forest Service Road, heading E.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.6 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/charter-oak-line-road-lamartine-spur-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F56°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 67°54° 43%
Mon 71°49° 46%
Tue 73°47° 49%
Wed 75°49° 46%
Thu 69°49° 39%
Fri 72°46° 31%

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