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Arapaho National Forest

Loch Lomond–Kingston Peak Spur Road, 4 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,687 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Loch Lomond–Kingston Peak Spur Road, 4 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route passes Loch Lomond before reaching Loch Lomond at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,687 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,262 – 12,064 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road 39.84137, -105.57301
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Loch Lomond–Kingston Peak Spur Road, 4 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,687 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 9,262–12,065 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road · 39.84137, -105.57301

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on North Clear Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  8. 2.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miPass Loch Lomond.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach Loch Lomond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right onto North Clear Creek Road, heading E.
  23. 2.3 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/loch-lomond-loch-lomond-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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