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Arapaho National Forest

Hilltop Viewpoint & Hilltop Road via Kingston Peak Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Hilltop Viewpoint & Hilltop Road via Kingston Peak Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. The route reaches Hilltop Viewpoint. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,873 – 11,789 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hilltop Road 39.81534, -105.66150
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO
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Directions

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Hilltop Viewpoint & Hilltop Road via Kingston Peak Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 10,875–11,788 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Hilltop Road · 39.81534, -105.66150

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Hilltop Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miPass Hilltop Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading N.
  4. 1.8 miReach Hilltop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right onto Hilltop Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 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-8-km

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F48°
Precip16%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 66°50° 26%
Sun 63°50° 51%
Mon 62°46° 46%
Tue 66°43° 41%
Wed 69°45° 45%
Thu 69°45° 46%

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