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Arapaho National Forest

Mount Pisgah via Bald Mountain Lane

7.4 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Mount Pisgah via Bald Mountain Lane is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. The route reaches Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,364 – 10,066 ft · steepest grade: 38%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79434, -105.54474
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
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Mount Pisgah via Bald Mountain Lane

7.4 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 9,364–10,066 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.79434, -105.54474

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Del Monte Place, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Bald Mountain Lane, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rarus Triangle Spur Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Mount Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Lane, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Del Monte Place, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 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/mount-pisgah-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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