Arapaho National Forest

Mount Pisgah & Columbine Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Mount Pisgah & Columbine Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. The route reaches Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,149 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,023 – 10,066 ft · steepest grade: 38%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbine Road 39.81465, -105.55203
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO

Directions

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Mount Pisgah & Columbine Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 9,023–10,066 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Columbine Road · 39.81465, -105.55203

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 24% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbine Road, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Pisgah Spur Road, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach Mount Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Columbine Road, heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Light snowTemperature 77°F53°
Precip24%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 74°53° 18%
Sun 75°55° 52%
Mon 71°53° 51%
Tue 74°50° 46%
Wed 73°50° 46%
Thu 76°52° 46%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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