Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,882 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 1,882 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,882 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 8,011–9,060 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 40.05763, -106.11188
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 40° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Meadows Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Dingo Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Dingo Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Meadows Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Big Meadows Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft
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