Arapaho National Forest

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

  1. Start on Tipperary Creek, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miSharp left onto Spruce Creek Loop, heading NW.
  3. 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Creekside Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach Tipperary Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.9 miSharp right onto Tipperary Creek, heading S.
  9. 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%

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