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Arapaho National Forest

Columbine Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Columbine Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 898 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,075 – 9,820 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.7 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 9,077–9,819 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Spur Extension Road · 39.82002, -105.57101

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Spur Extension Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Columbine Road, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left onto Wilson Meadow Road, heading W.
  7. 1 miSharp left onto Pecks Spur Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Spur Extension Road, heading NW.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/columbine-road-out-back-8-km-716b

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F55°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°53° 43%
Mon 71°49° 44%
Tue 73°47° 45%
Wed 75°49° 43%
Thu 69°49° 37%
Fri 73°46° 31%

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