Arapaho National Forest

Double Pole–Friends, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Double Pole–Friends, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Maryvale, CO. It climbs 943 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,537 – 8,951 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ram's Curl 39.97953, -105.78351
Nearest town Maryvale, CO

Directions

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Double Pole–Friends, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 8,537–8,952 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Ram's Curl · 39.97953, -105.78351

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Ram's Curl, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Marker Hill, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Friends, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto Little Cabin, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Extra, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Double Pole, heading S.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Blue Extra, heading E.
  8. 450 ftReach Ram's Curl, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto Double Pole, heading S.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Blue Extra, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Little Cabin, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Friends, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right onto Marker Hill, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Ram's Curl, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F42°
Precip18%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity49%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°40° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 76°53°
Sun 79°53° 37%
Mon 70°52° 28%
Tue 76°48° 22%
Wed 77°51° 36%
Thu 76°50° 40%

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