AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Arapaho National Forest

Woodpecker Creek Spur Road via Hamlin Gulch Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Woodpecker Creek Spur Road via Hamlin Gulch Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nevadaville, CO. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,931 – 9,502 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rarus Triangle Road 39.80144, -105.56759
Nearest town Nevadaville, CO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Woodpecker Creek Spur Road via Hamlin Gulch Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 8,930–9,503 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Rarus Triangle Road · 39.80144, -105.56759

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 27% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Rarus Triangle Road, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Woodpecker Creek Spur Road, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach Woodpecker Creek Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Hamlin Gulch Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 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/woodpecker-creek-spur-road-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 74°F49°
Precip27%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°53° 20%
Sun 74°54° 52%
Mon 69°52° 50%
Tue 72°48° 46%
Wed 72°49° 46%
Thu 75°50° 46%

More from Rarus Triangle Road Trailhead

Hikes near Nevadaville, Colorado