Michigan Hill Road–Michigan Hill, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Michigan Hill Road–Michigan Hill, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,248 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,807 – 10,539 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road 39.87093, -105.56070
Nearest town Nugget, CO
Directions
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Michigan Hill Road–Michigan Hill, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 9,807–10,540 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road · 39.87093, -105.56070
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Nyementals Area Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Utah Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Nyementals Area Road, heading N.
- 250 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
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 67°F50°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity41%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
64°49°
42%
Mon
66°45°
42%
Tue
70°43°
42%
Wed
73°46°
42%
Thu
67°45°
36%
Fri
68°42°
30%
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