AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Arapaho National Forest

Dakota Hill Spur Road & East Dakota Hill Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr

Dakota Hill Spur Road & East Dakota Hill Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 859 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,797 – 10,634 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Dakota Hill Spur 39.87693, -105.53254
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Dakota Hill Spur Road & East Dakota Hill Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 9,798–10,632 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: East Dakota Hill Spur · 39.87693, -105.53254

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on East Dakota Hill Spur, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach East Dakota Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto East Dakota Hill Spur, heading SE.
  12. 250 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-spur-road-east-dakota-hill-road-out-back

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 67°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°48° 42%
Thu 69°47° 36%
Fri 71°44° 30%

More from East Dakota Hill Spur Trailhead

Hikes near Gilpin, Colorado