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Up at Arapahoe & Wheels Up via Argentine North Fork Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,604 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Up at Arapahoe & Wheels Up via Argentine North Fork Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 1,604 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10,847 – 12,461 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wheels Up 39.64099, -105.87279
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Up at Arapahoe & Wheels Up via Argentine North Fork Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,604 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 10,847–12,462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wheels Up · 39.64099, -105.87279

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 65°F / low 40° · precip 12% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Basin stop 180 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wheels Up, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Wheels Up, heading E.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading W.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading E.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftReach Wheels Up, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 500 ftSharp left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading S.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Up at Arapahoe, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading S.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading W.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Up at Arapahoe, heading N.
  30. 200 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NW.
  31. 500 ftTurn right onto Up at Arapahoe, heading N.
  32. 350 ftBear right onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wheels Up, heading NW.
  34. 450 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miSharp right onto Wheels Up, heading NE.
  36. 250 ftTurn left onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear right onto Wheels Up, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Argentine North Fork Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.7 miSharp left onto Wheels Up, heading E.
  40. 50 ftArrive 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/up-at-arapahoe-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F40°
Precip12%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 66°45° 22%
Sun 66°46° 26%
Mon 61°46° 39%
Tue 65°42° 39%
Wed 68°45° 44%
Thu 69°45° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Basin stop 180 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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