Arapaho National Forest

Cumberland Spur Road–Lower Yankee West Road, 3 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,976 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Cumberland Spur Road–Lower Yankee West Road, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. It climbs 1,976 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,164 – 10,913 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Spur 39.83422, -105.63621
Nearest town Alice, CO

Directions

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Cumberland Spur Road–Lower Yankee West Road, 3 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,976 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 9,162–10,914 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Spur · 39.83422, -105.63621

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Lower Yankee West Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Yankee Town Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Washoe Gulch Road, heading SW.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Cumberland Spur Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miReach Lower Yankee West Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miBear left onto Washoe Gulch Road, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Yankee Town Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Lower Yankee West Road, heading W.
  11. 0.7 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F49°
Precip17%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity48%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 62°48° 26%
Tue 69°43° 23%
Wed 68°40° 25%
Thu 68°38° 19%
Fri 67°40° 18%
Sat 65°33° 40%

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