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Arapaho National Forest

Elk Park–Mosquito Creek Road, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elk Park–Mosquito Creek Road, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,061 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,188 – 10,598 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elk Creek Road 39.86592, -105.59124
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Elk Park–Mosquito Creek Road, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 10,186–10,599 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Elk Creek Road · 39.86592, -105.59124

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Elk Park, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Montana Mountain East Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Spur North Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miReach Elk Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Clear Creek Road, heading N.
  9. 1 miSharp left onto Montana Mountain East, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Elk Park, heading NE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/elk-park-mosquito-creek-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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