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Arapaho National Forest

Hilltop Viewpoint–Hilltop Road, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 2,949 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Hilltop Viewpoint–Hilltop Road, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Hilltop Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 2,949 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,499 – 12,064 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road 39.86620, -105.61017
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Hilltop Viewpoint–Hilltop Road, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 2,949 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 10,500–12,065 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road · 39.86620, -105.61017

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

  1. Start on Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Nat for Bdry-Ridgeline, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  5. 3.5 miTurn right onto Hilltop Road, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftReach Hilltop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  8. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SE.
  10. 1.6 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/hilltop-viewpoint-hilltop-road-out-back-3-sights-18-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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