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Raleigh Peak Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near South Platte, CO. It climbs 1,138 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,713 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 1) 1776 39.40042, -105.16796
Nearest town South Platte, CO

Directions

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Raleigh Peak Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,092–6,714 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 1) 1776 · 39.40042, -105.16796

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gudy Gaskill Bridge, heading SW.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Raleigh Peak Road, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miReach Raleigh Peak Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gudy Gaskill Bridge, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 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

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F60°
Feels like82°Precip15%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°60° 4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 87°62° 15%
Sun 88°63° 19%
Mon 88°63° 30%
Tue 86°59° 42%
Wed 80°57° 45%
Thu 88°59° 38%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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