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Arapaho National Forest

Sheridan Hill Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Sheridan Hill Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. It climbs 1,411 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,617 – 10,791 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cumberland Spur Road 39.80427, -105.63041
Nearest town Alice, CO
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Sheridan Hill Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 9,616–10,790 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Cumberland Spur Road · 39.80427, -105.63041

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 29% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Cumberland Spur Road, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Cumberland Gulch Spur Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sheridan Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach Sheridan Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cumberland Gulch Spur Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cumberland Spur Road, heading S.
  9. 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/sheridan-hill-road-out-back

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 76°F51°
Precip29%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 70°50° 24%
Sun 73°53° 51%
Mon 69°51° 48%
Tue 71°48° 44%
Wed 71°48° 46%
Thu 74°50° 47%

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