Arapaho National Forest

Mount Pisgah via Pecks Spur Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Mount Pisgah via Pecks Spur Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. The route reaches Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,082 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,443 – 10,066 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spur Extension Road 39.82002, -105.57101
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO

Directions

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Mount Pisgah via Pecks Spur Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 9,444–10,066 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Spur Extension Road · 39.82002, -105.57101

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Spur Extension Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Pisgah Spur Road, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn 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 E.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left onto Pecks Spur Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Spur Extension Road, heading NW.
  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 surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F55°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°53° 43%
Mon 71°49° 44%
Tue 73°47° 45%
Wed 75°49° 43%
Thu 69°49° 37%
Fri 73°46° 31%

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