James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,143 ft · 7 hr 14 min
James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near East Portal, CO. It climbs 4,143 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,143 ft · 7 hr 14 min
Elevation 11,656–13,257 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.92665, -105.68358
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 60°F / low 38° · precip 28% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto James Peak North Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto James Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Rollins Pass Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Ute Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading N.
- 4.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Rollins Pass 3.4 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail 6 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail & Ute Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,646 ft
- Loch Lomond–James Peak North Trail, 3 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,785 ft
- Forest Lakes (Lower)–Rogers Pass Loop, 5 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,332 ft
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