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Arapaho National Forest

Dakota Hill Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Dakota Hill Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 936 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,853 – 10,578 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gamble Spur Road 39.87467, -105.53067
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Dakota Hill Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 9,854–10,577 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Gamble Spur Road · 39.87467, -105.53067

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Gamble Spur Road, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach Gamble Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Spur Road, heading NE.
  9. 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-gamble-gulch-road-out-back-3-sights-8-km-51bb

Trail surface

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Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 67°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°48° 42%
Thu 69°48° 36%
Fri 71°44° 30%

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