Chief Mountain–Arapaho Spring, 6 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Blue Valley, CO. The route passes Arapaho Spring before reaching Chief Mountain at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,800 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,863 – 11,680 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mestaa' Ehehe Pass East Spur Road 39.68224, -105.47930
Nearest town Blue Valley, CO
Directions
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Chief Mountain–Arapaho Spring, 6 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,800 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 9,862–11,681 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Mestaa' Ehehe Pass East Spur Road · 39.68224, -105.47930
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Mestaa' Ehehe Pass East Spur Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Old Mestaa' Ehehe Pass East Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Arapaho Spring.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mestaa' Ehehe Pass Central Road, heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Chief Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Chief Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mestaa' Ehehe Pass Central Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Old Mestaa' Ehehe Pass East Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Mestaa' Ehehe Pass East Spur Road, heading E.
- 0.5 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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