Sagebrush Flat Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,363 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Sagebrush Flat Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Tabernash, CO. It climbs 2,363 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,888 – 10,056 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tipperary Creek 39.93481, -105.89943
Nearest town Tabernash, CO
Directions
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Sagebrush Flat Road–Spruce Creek Loop, 3 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,363 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 8,887–10,055 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Tipperary Creek · 39.93481, -105.89943
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 45° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Tipperary Creek, heading SW.
- 3.6 miSharp left onto Spruce Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Creekside Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Tipperary Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Tipperary Creek, heading S.
- 3.6 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 76°F45°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity44%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
74°51°
Sun
78°54°
36%
Mon
68°51°
24%
Tue
75°46°
19%
Wed
79°49°
36%
Thu
76°49°
39%
More from Tipperary Creek Trailhead
- Tipperary Creek 4.2 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Deadhorse-Bearbait Road–Spruce Creek Road, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 2,232 ft
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