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Arapaho National Forest

Spruce Creek Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Spruce Creek Loop is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Fraser, CO. It climbs 789 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,033 – 9,846 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creekside Trail 39.90788, -105.88105
Nearest town Fraser, CO
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Spruce Creek Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 9,034–9,848 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Creekside Trail · 39.90788, -105.88105

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 46° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miReach Spruce Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 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/spruce-creek-loop-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 76°F46°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity40%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°52°
Sun 79°54° 42%
Mon 66°52° 28%
Tue 73°49° 21%
Wed 75°52° 37%
Thu 73°52° 40%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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