Arapaho National Forest

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

  1. Start on Loch Lomond Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Hilltop Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach Hilltop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  9. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto James Peak South, heading NW.
  11. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Loch Lomond Road, heading S.
  12. 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

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