Arapaho National Forest

Columbine Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Columbine Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 576 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,075 – 9,512 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79434, -105.54474
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO

Directions

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Columbine Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 9,077–9,511 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.79434, -105.54474

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 24% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Del Monte Place, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Bald Mountain Lane, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rarus Triangle Spur Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pisgah Spur Road, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Columbine Road, heading N.
  11. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Pisgah Spur Road, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 1.5 miBear right onto Rarus Triangle Spur Road, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Lane, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Del Monte Place, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 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

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 74°F49°
Precip24%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°52° 18%
Sun 74°54° 53%
Mon 69°52° 52%
Tue 72°48° 47%
Wed 72°49° 46%
Thu 75°50° 46%

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