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Arapaho National Forest

Eldorado Mine Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Eldorado Mine Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 907 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,865 – 9,666 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79757, -105.52481
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
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Eldorado Mine Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 8,864–9,665 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.79757, -105.52481

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Eldorado Mine Road, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eldorado-mine-road-out-back-8-km-43a7

Trail surface

64% dirt22% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 75°F56°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 72°56° 42%
Mon 76°53° 47%
Tue 73°50° 48%
Wed 76°52° 45%
Thu 73°52° 37%
Fri 77°49° 30%

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