Arapaho National Forest

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

  1. Start on Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ninety Four North Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading N.
  4. 2.2 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Spur South, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miReach Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NW.
  16. 1.6 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading SW.
  17. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Ninety Four North Road, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading S.
  19. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 68°F49°
Precip29%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
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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