Arapaho National Forest

East Elk Creek Road & Pinball Ridge

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 2 hr 13 min

East Elk Creek Road & Pinball Ridge is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hideaway Park, CO. It climbs 1,022 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,423 – 10,010 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Elk Creek Road 39.89234, -105.82681
Nearest town Hideaway Park, CO

Directions

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East Elk Creek Road & Pinball Ridge

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 9,424–10,011 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: East Elk Creek Road · 39.89234, -105.82681

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 15% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on East Elk Creek Road, heading SW.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Pinball Ridge, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miReach East Elk Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto East Elk Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F44°
Precip15%Wind0 mphUV8Humidity35%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°40° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 71°51°
Sun 70°53° 47%
Mon 66°51° 32%
Tue 72°47° 24%
Wed 73°50° 39%
Thu 72°51° 41%

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