Arapaho National Forest

Columbine Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Columbine Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 856 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,075 – 9,820 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spur Extension Road 39.82002, -105.57101
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO

Directions

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Columbine Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 9,077–9,819 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Spur Extension Road · 39.82002, -105.57101

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Spur Extension Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wilson Meadow Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Columbine Road, heading E.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Pecks Spur Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Spur Extension Road, heading NW.
  10. 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

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Light snowTemperature 73°F51°
Precip26%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity35%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 69°51° 21%
Sun 73°52° 51%
Mon 68°51° 49%
Tue 71°47° 45%
Wed 71°48° 45%
Thu 73°49° 46%

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