Arapaho National Forest

Deadhorse Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,474 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Deadhorse Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Fraser, CO. It climbs 2,474 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,033 – 10,368 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creekside Trail 39.90788, -105.88105
Nearest town Fraser, CO

Directions

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Deadhorse Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,474 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 9,034–10,368 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Creekside Trail · 39.90788, -105.88105

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 46° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.8 miBear left onto Deadhorse Road, heading E.
  4. 2.9 miReach Spruce Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.9 miBear right onto Spruce Creek Road, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Loop, heading NE.
  7. 1.8 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

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 76°F46°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity40%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°52°
Sun 79°54° 42%
Mon 66°52° 28%
Tue 73°49° 21%
Wed 75°52° 37%
Thu 73°52° 40%

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