AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Arapaho National Forest

Quartz Hill Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 59 min

Quartz Hill Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 442 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,210 – 9,544 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78969, -105.54040
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
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Quartz Hill Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 59 min

Elevation 9,208–9,543 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.78969, -105.54040

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Quartz Hill Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Quartz Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Eldorado Mine Road, heading W.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quartz-hill-road-out-back-4-km-8bbd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 71°F51°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 69°52° 41%
Mon 72°50° 43%
Tue 74°47° 36%
Wed 75°50° 43%
Thu 70°50° 32%
Fri 73°47° 30%

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