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Arapaho National Forest

Yankee Creek Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Yankee Creek Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Brookvale, CO. It climbs 878 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,800 – 9,311 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yankee Creek Road 39.59145, -105.41957
Nearest town Brookvale, CO
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Yankee Creek Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 8,801–9,313 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Yankee Creek Road · 39.59145, -105.41957

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Yankee Creek Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miReach Yankee Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yankee-creek-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F56°
Precip10%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 75°60° 17%
Sun 73°57° 36%
Mon 76°57° 49%
Tue 76°52° 48%
Wed 74°52° 50%
Thu 76°52° 45%

Hikes near Brookvale, Colorado