Arapaho National Forest

Sheridan Hill Road–Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Sheridan Hill Road–Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. It climbs 973 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,473 – 10,913 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road 39.82599, -105.63756
Nearest town Alice, CO

Directions

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Sheridan Hill Road–Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 10,472–10,914 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road · 39.82599, -105.63756

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 29% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Yankee Town Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Sheridan Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 1 miReach Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Yankee Town Road, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 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

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 68°F49°
Precip29%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 66°49° 24%
Sun 70°50° 51%
Mon 66°48° 47%
Tue 69°45° 42%
Wed 68°45° 45%
Thu 71°47° 46%

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