Arapaho National Forest

Charter Oak Line Road–Molly Brown Road, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,741 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Charter Oak Line Road–Molly Brown Road, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Lamartine, CO. It climbs 2,741 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,252 – 10,653 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ute Connection Road 39.72218, -105.62316
Nearest town Lamartine, CO

Directions

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Charter Oak Line Road–Molly Brown Road, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,741 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Elevation 9,251–10,654 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Ute Connection Road · 39.72218, -105.62316

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 52° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Ute Connection Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Lamartine Road, heading SW.
  3. 1 miBear left onto Molly Brown Road, heading S.
  4. 1.8 miBear left onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Line Road, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 1 miReach Ute Connection Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cascade Creek Road, heading W.
  9. 1.7 miBear right onto Molly Brown Road, heading NW.
  10. 1.8 miBear right onto Lamartine Road, heading NE.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Ute Connection Road, heading E.
  12. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 73°F52°
Precip25%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 70°54° 20%
Sun 73°54° 53%
Mon 68°51° 50%
Tue 71°47° 46%
Wed 71°48° 48%
Thu 73°49° 48%

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