Quartz Hill via Alps Hill
2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Quartz Hill via Alps Hill is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. The route reaches Quartz Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 706 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,092 – 9,656 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79459, -105.53330
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
Directions
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Quartz Hill via Alps Hill
2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 9,090–9,654 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.79459, -105.53330
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 24% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Eldorado Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Alps Hill, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Quartz Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 73°F49°
Precip24%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
72°52°
18%
Sun
74°54°
53%
Mon
69°52°
52%
Tue
72°48°
47%
Wed
72°49°
46%
Thu
74°50°
46%
More from this trailhead
- Eldorado Mine Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- Eldorado Mine Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 692 ft
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