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Arapaho National Forest

Lactic Grande

2.6 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Lactic Grande is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Maryvale, CO. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,721 – 9,456 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Ranch Creek 39.96336, -105.75011
Nearest town Maryvale, CO
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Lactic Grande

2.6 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 8,722–9,456 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: North Ranch Creek · 39.96336, -105.75011

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on North Ranch Creek, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Lactic Grande, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Waxwing, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue Extra, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Double Pole, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Extra, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Double Pole, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Extra, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Waxwing, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lactic Grande, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear left onto North Ranch Creek, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lactic-grande-out-back-4-km-1f28

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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