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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Deadhorse Road, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach Spruce Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Spruce Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 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°
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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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