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Arapaho National Forest

Dakota Hill–Michigan Hill Road, 4 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,586 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Dakota Hill–Michigan Hill Road, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Dakota Hill at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,586 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,715 – 10,919 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver Creek Road 39.84810, -105.54886
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Dakota Hill–Michigan Hill Road, 4 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,586 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 9,714–10,918 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Silver Creek Road · 39.84810, -105.54886

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Silver Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miReach Dakota Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Apex Road, heading NW.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Silver Creek Road, heading SE.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dakota-hill-michigan-hill-road-out-back-4-sights-10-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F54°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 67°52° 43%
Mon 69°48° 43%
Tue 73°46° 43%
Wed 75°49° 43%
Thu 70°48° 37%
Fri 71°45° 31%

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