Deadhorse-Bearbait Road–Spruce Creek Road, 3 sights
12 mi · ▲ 2,232 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Deadhorse-Bearbait Road–Spruce Creek Road, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Tabernash, CO. It climbs 2,232 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,888 – 10,368 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tipperary Creek 39.93481, -105.89943
Nearest town Tabernash, CO
Directions
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Deadhorse-Bearbait Road–Spruce Creek Road, 3 sights
12 mi · ▲ 2,232 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 8,887–10,368 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Tipperary Creek · 39.93481, -105.89943
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 6% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Tipperary Creek, heading SW.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Deadhorse-Bearbait Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Tipperary Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Spruce Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Tipperary Creek, heading NE.
- 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F51°
Precip6%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
75°53°
Mon
69°50°
21%
Tue
76°44°
17%
Wed
78°47°
31%
Thu
74°47°
28%
Fri
76°44°
26%
More from Tipperary Creek Trailhead
- Tipperary Creek 4.2 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Sagebrush Flat Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,363 ft
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