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Arapaho National Forest

Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,700 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 2,700 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,013 – 10,519 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road 39.86656, -105.52037
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,700 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 9,014–10,520 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86656, -105.52037

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 7% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Dakota Hill, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right onto Coldsprings Spur Road, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miReach Missouri Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto Cold Springs Road, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading E.
  14. 0.8 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/coldsprings-spur-road-dakota-hill-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F53°
Precip7%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 69°53° 41%
Mon 68°47° 41%
Tue 72°46° 31%
Wed 75°49° 41%
Thu 70°48° 29%
Fri 71°45° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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