Arapaho National Forest

Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 1,081 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,137 – 9,059 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03007, -106.10076
Nearest town Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Directions

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Dingo Road via Big Meadows Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 8,136–9,060 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 40.03007, -106.10076

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Meadows Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Dingo Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miReach Dingo Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Meadows Road, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 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

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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