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Nugget Hill–Nugget Hill Road, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,854 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Nugget Hill–Nugget Hill Road, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. The route reaches Nugget Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,854 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,061 – 8,590 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11118, -105.38526
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Nugget Hill–Nugget Hill Road, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,854 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 7,059–8,589 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.11118, -105.38526

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 S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Slaughterhouse Gulch Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Nugget Road, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Nugget Hill Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miReach Nugget Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Nugget Road, heading W.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Slaughterhouse Gulch Road, heading W.
  11. 1.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 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/nugget-hill-nugget-hill-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

86% dirt14% 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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