Michigan Hill Road–Silver Creek Road, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Michigan Hill Road–Silver Creek Road, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,149 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,715 – 10,539 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road 39.87093, -105.56070
Nearest town Nugget, CO
Directions
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Michigan Hill Road–Silver Creek Road, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 9,714–10,540 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Nyementals Area Road · 39.87093, -105.56070
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 22% · wind 5 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 left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Silver Creek Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Utah Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 69°F46°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity43%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
66°48°
22%
Sun
71°50°
52%
Mon
66°47°
49%
Tue
69°44°
43%
Wed
69°45°
43%
Thu
69°47°
45%
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