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Arapaho National Forest

Dakota Hill Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 993 ft · 2 hr

Dakota Hill Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 993 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,722 – 10,578 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86973, -105.52038
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Dakota Hill Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 993 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 9,723–10,577 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.86973, -105.52038

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Missouri Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 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-gamble-gulch-road-out-back-3-sights-7-km-a4f1

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°49° 42%
Thu 70°48° 36%
Fri 71°45° 30%

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