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Arapaho National Recreation Area

High Lonesome Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr

High Lonesome Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Recreation Area near Tabernash, CO. It climbs 257 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,046 – 10,191 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Junco Lake Trailhead 40.04458, -105.73229
Nearest town Tabernash, CO
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High Lonesome Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 10,046–10,191 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Recreation Area

Trailhead: Junco Lake Trailhead · 40.04458, -105.73229

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 68°F / low 47° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Lonesome Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miBear left onto Caribou Road, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Grassy Area Road, heading S.
  4. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto High Lonesome Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 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/high-lonesome-trail-out-back-4-km-116d

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 68°F47°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity41%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 68°50° 28%
Mon 65°46° 23%
Tue 69°42° 21%
Wed 72°45° 36%
Thu 69°44° 32%
Fri 69°42° 29%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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