Hilltop Viewpoint & Hilltop Road via Kingston Peak Road
8 mi · ▲ 2,114 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Hilltop Viewpoint & Hilltop Road via Kingston Peak Road is an 8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. The route reaches Hilltop Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,114 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,332 – 11,687 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Loch Lomond Road 39.81326, -105.65598
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO
Directions
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Hilltop Viewpoint & Hilltop Road via Kingston Peak Road
8 mi · ▲ 2,114 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 10,333–11,687 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Loch Lomond Road · 39.81326, -105.65598
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Loch Lomond Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Hilltop Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Hilltop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto James Peak South, heading NW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Loch Lomond Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% other24% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
More from Loch Lomond Road Trailhead
- Loch Lomond Road 2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- James Peak South via Loch Lomond Road 2 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Loch Lomond Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Loch Lomond & Loch Lomond Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 880 ft
- Kingston Peak Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,333 ft
- Kingston Peak Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft
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