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Arapaho National Forest

Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,369 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 3,369 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,013 – 10,578 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jumbo Mountain Road 39.89823, -105.54353
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Coldsprings Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,369 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 9,014–10,577 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Jumbo Mountain Road · 39.89823, -105.54353

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Jumbo Mountain Road, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto FS 290.1, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading N.
  9. 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SE.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right onto Coldsprings Spur Road, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miReach Jumbo Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left onto Cold Springs Road, heading NE.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right onto Upper Wide Awake Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miSharp left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miContinue straight onto FS 290.1, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jumbo Mountain Road, heading NE.
  27. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coldsprings-spur-road-dakota-hill-road-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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