Eldorado Mine Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Eldorado Mine Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 692 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,088 – 9,666 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79415, -105.53141
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
Directions
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Eldorado Mine Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 9,089–9,665 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.79415, -105.53141
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 24% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Eldorado Mine Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 73°F49°
Precip24%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
72°52°
18%
Sun
74°54°
53%
Mon
69°52°
52%
Tue
72°48°
47%
Wed
72°49°
46%
Thu
74°50°
46%
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- Quartz Hill via Alps Hill 2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft
- Eldorado Mine Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 684 ft
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