Arapaho National Forest

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

  1. Start on Tipperary Creek, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right onto Deadhorse-Bearbait Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Tipperary Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Spruce Creek Road, heading NE.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Tipperary Creek, heading NE.
  7. 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%

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