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Nugget Hill–Crook's Nook, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Nugget Hill–Crook's Nook, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. The route reaches Nugget Hill at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,612 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,389 – 8,905 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11263, -105.39201
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Nugget Hill–Crook's Nook, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 7,389–8,905 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.11263, -105.39201

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.8 miBear left onto Walker Mountain, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Crook's Nook, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nugget Road, heading E.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Nugget Spur, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Nugget Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Nugget Hill Road, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miReach Nugget Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miBear right onto Nugget Road, heading W.
  12. 1 miBear left onto Nugget Spur, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Nugget Road, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crook's Nook, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Walker Mountain, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miBear right onto Elk Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nugget-hill-crooks-nook-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 83°F60°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 80°61°
Sun 84°58° 37%
Mon 82°61° 36%
Tue 78°56° 25%
Wed 80°54° 33%
Thu 84°58° 36%

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