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Arapaho National Forest

Dakota Hill Road–East Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,631 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Dakota Hill Road–East Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 2,631 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,190 – 10,578 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fairburn Spur Road 39.87820, -105.51202
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Dakota Hill Road–East Dakota Hill Road, 6 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,631 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 9,189–10,577 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Fairburn Spur Road · 39.87820, -105.51202

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Fairburn Spur Road, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading NE.
  11. 1.2 miReach Fairburn Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading N.
  20. 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/dakota-hill-road-east-dakota-hill-road-out-back-7-sights-18-km-f3f7

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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