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Arapaho National Forest

Columbine Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Columbine Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 823 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,075 – 9,705 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pisgah Road 39.80281, -105.57240
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
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Columbine Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 9,077–9,705 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Pisgah Road · 39.80281, -105.57240

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pisgah Spur Road, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left onto Pecks Spur Road, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Wilson Meadow Road, heading SE.
  9. 1 miSharp right onto Columbine Road, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Pisgah Spur Road, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 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-8c0d

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F52°
Precip7%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°53° 44%
Mon 72°50° 45%
Tue 74°48° 47%
Wed 76°50° 44%
Thu 70°50° 37%
Fri 74°47° 31%

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