North Empire Creek Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 2,012 ft · 3 hr 18 min
North Empire Creek Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. It climbs 2,012 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,413 – 10,808 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78997, -105.64724
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO
Directions
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North Empire Creek Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 2,012 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 9,412–10,808 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.78997, -105.64724
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto North Empire Creek Road, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 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
82% dirt16% other2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- North Empire Creek Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 881 ft
- Colorado State Land Road via North Empire Creek Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- North Empire Creek Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,550 ft
- Bill Moore Vista Road & Colorado State Land Road via North Empire Creek Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 2,083 ft
- Red Elephant Hill Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft
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