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Arapaho National Forest

Hilltop Viewpoint–Hilltop Road, 5 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,049 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Hilltop Viewpoint–Hilltop Road, 5 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Hilltop Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,049 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,262 – 12,064 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road 39.84137, -105.57301
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Hilltop Viewpoint–Hilltop Road, 5 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,049 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 9,262–12,065 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road · 39.84137, -105.57301

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on North Clear Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  8. 3.5 miTurn right onto Hilltop Road, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftReach Hilltop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  11. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto North Clear Creek Road, heading E.
  17. 2.3 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-5-sights-19-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Light snowTemperature 77°F53°
Precip26%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 73°52° 22%
Sun 75°54° 52%
Mon 70°52° 49%
Tue 73°49° 44%
Wed 73°49° 44%
Thu 74°51° 46%

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