Devils Thumb Pass–Arapaho Pass Trail, 3 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Devils Thumb Pass at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 4,741 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,138 – 12,917 ft · steepest grade: 37%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail 39.99517, -105.63429
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Devils Thumb Pass–Arapaho Pass Trail, 3 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 4,741 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 10,138–12,916 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail · 39.99517, -105.63429
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Arapaho Pass Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left onto Mount Jasper South Route, heading SE.
- 2.6 miReach Devils Thumb Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Arapaho Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 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
30% other25% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~174 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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