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Arapaho National Forest

Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 5 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 5 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 2,780 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,013 – 10,578 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Dakota Hill Spur 39.87693, -105.53254
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 5 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 9,014–10,577 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: East Dakota Hill Spur · 39.87693, -105.53254

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on East Dakota Hill Spur, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto Coldsprings Spur Road, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miReach East Dakota Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Cold Springs Road, heading N.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miContinue straight onto East Dakota Hill Spur, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftArrive 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-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 67°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°48° 42%
Thu 69°47° 36%
Fri 71°44° 30%

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