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Arapaho National Forest

Lamartine Spur 3 Road & Silver City Road via Lamartine Road

14.5 mi · ▲ 5,502 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Lamartine Spur 3 Road & Silver City Road via Lamartine Road is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Lawson, CO. It climbs 5,502 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,150 – 11,162 ft · steepest grade: 35%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver City Road 39.76304, -105.63161
Nearest town Lawson, CO
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Lamartine Spur 3 Road & Silver City Road via Lamartine Road

14.5 mi · ▲ 5,502 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Elevation 8,149–11,163 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Silver City Road · 39.76304, -105.63161

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Silver City Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  3. 4.6 miTurn left onto Lamartine Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Lamartine Spur Road, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Lamartine Spur 3 Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miReach Silver City Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lamartine Spur Road, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lamartine Road, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Silver City Road, heading W.
  11. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Service Road, heading W.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Silver City Road, heading N.
  14. 400 ftArrive 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/forest-service-road-lamartine-spur-1-road-out-back-3-sights-22-km

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 79°F60°
Precip12%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 75°59° 43%
Mon 77°55° 46%
Tue 79°53° 49%
Wed 80°55° 45%
Thu 75°55° 38%
Fri 78°52° 32%

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