Kingston Peak Spur Road–Kingston Peak Spur, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 3,634 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Kingston Peak Spur Road–Kingston Peak Spur, 5 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. It climbs 3,634 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,263 – 12,064 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road 39.82599, -105.63756
Nearest town Alice, CO
Directions
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Kingston Peak Spur Road–Kingston Peak Spur, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 3,634 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 10,262–12,065 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road · 39.82599, -105.63756
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 29% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ninety Four North Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Spur South, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading SW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Ninety Four North Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 68°F49°
Precip29%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
66°49°
24%
Sun
70°50°
51%
Mon
66°48°
47%
Tue
69°45°
42%
Wed
68°45°
45%
Thu
71°47°
46%
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