Cub Creek Road–North Elk Creek Trail #764, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,615 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Cub Creek Road–North Elk Creek Trail #764, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Brook Forest, CO. It climbs 2,615 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,557 – 10,066 ft15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cub Creek Trail 39.56532, -105.38671
Nearest town Brook Forest, CO
Directions
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Cub Creek Road–North Elk Creek Trail #764, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,615 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Elevation 8,556–10,065 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Cub Creek Trail · 39.56532, -105.38671
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cub Creek Road, heading W.
- 3.4 miBear left onto North Elk Creek Trail #764, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear left onto North Elk Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left onto Staunton Ranch Trail Extension, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Cub Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Trail Extension, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto North Elk Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear right onto North Elk Creek Trail #764, heading N.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Cub Creek Road, heading N.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F57°
Precip11%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
77°59°
15%
Sun
78°59°
35%
Mon
79°58°
47%
Tue
77°52°
47%
Wed
74°51°
49%
Thu
78°52°
45%
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