James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 5,114 ft · 7 hr 47 min
James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 5 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. It climbs 5,114 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 5,114 ft · 7 hr 47 min
Elevation 9,616–13,257 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Cumberland Spur Road · 39.80427, -105.63041
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 53° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Cumberland Spur Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Washoe Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Yankee Town Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lower Yankee West Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto James Peak Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach Yankee Town Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto James Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Lower Yankee West Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Yankee Town Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Washoe Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right onto Cumberland Spur Road, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~296 min). Leave by 2:13 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Cumberland Spur Road Trailhead
- Cumberland Spur Road 2 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Cumberland Spur Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft
- Washoe Gulch Road–Yankee Hill Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft
- Lower Yankee Spur Road & Yankee Town Road via Cumberland Spur Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft
- Yankee Hill–Washoe Gulch Road, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft
- Sheridan Hill Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft
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