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Arapaho National Forest

James Peak South & Kingston Peak Spur Road via Kingston Peak Road

13.5 mi · ▲ 3,651 ft · 6 hr 20 min

James Peak South & Kingston Peak Spur Road via Kingston Peak Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 3,651 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,119 – 12,064 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road 39.86620, -105.61017
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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James Peak South & Kingston Peak Spur Road via Kingston Peak Road

13.5 mi · ▲ 3,651 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 10,117–12,065 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. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto James Peak South, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Loch Lomond Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto James Peak South, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miReach Kingston Peak Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Loch Lomond Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading NW.
  13. 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading N.
  16. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading E.
  18. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/james-peak-south-kingston-peak-spur-road-out-back

Trail surface

33% other6% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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