Michigan Hill Road & Michigan Hill
2.9 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Michigan Hill Road & Michigan Hill is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 910 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,581 – 10,407 ft · steepest grade: 30%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85240, -105.57140
Nearest town Nugget, CO
Directions
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Michigan Hill Road & Michigan Hill
2.9 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 9,582–10,406 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.85240, -105.57140
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Michigan Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F54°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
68°53°
43%
Mon
69°48°
43%
Tue
73°47°
43%
Wed
76°49°
43%
Thu
70°49°
37%
Fri
72°45°
31%
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