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Arapaho National Forest

Dakota Hill–Apex Road, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Dakota Hill–Apex Road, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. The route reaches Dakota Hill at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,423 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,197 – 10,919 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moon Gulch Spur 39.89705, -105.54211
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Dakota Hill–Apex Road, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 9,197–10,918 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Moon Gulch Spur · 39.89705, -105.54211

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Moon Gulch Spur, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Jumbo Mountain Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto FS 290.1, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Apex Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Dakota Hill, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miReach Dakota Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto Apex Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dakota Hill Road, heading E.
  17. 100 ftBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miContinue straight onto FS 290.1, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jumbo Mountain Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miSharp right onto Moon Gulch Spur, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dakota-hill-spur-road-moon-gulch-spur-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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