Raleigh Peak Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near South Platte, CO. It climbs 1,200 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,093 – 6,713 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Fork Trail 39.41162, -105.18011
Nearest town South Platte, CO
Directions
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Raleigh Peak Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,092–6,714 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Fork Trail · 39.41162, -105.18011
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on North Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Raleigh Peak Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Gudy Gaskill Bridge, heading SE.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Raleigh Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
More from North Fork Trail Trailhead
- Raleigh Peak Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 2) via Raleigh Peak Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft
- North Fork Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft
- North Fork Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,595 ft
- North Fork Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,515 ft
- North Fork Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,563 ft
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