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Arapaho National Forest

Yankee Hill–Kingston Peak Spur Road, 8 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,199 ft · 7 hr 12 min

Yankee Hill–Kingston Peak Spur Road, 8 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Yankee Hill at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,199 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,188 – 12,064 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road 39.86536, -105.60680
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Yankee Hill–Kingston Peak Spur Road, 8 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,199 ft · 7 hr 12 min

Elevation 10,186–12,065 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road · 39.86536, -105.60680

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 28% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Clear Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading SW.
  9. 2.2 miBear left onto Lower Yankee West Road, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Hill Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Yankee HIll Climb West, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill Summit Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Yankee Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yankee HIll Climb West, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Yankee Hill Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Yankee West Road, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miBear right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading NW.
  19. 2.2 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  20. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Road, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miBear left onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Clear Creek Road, heading E.
  26. 0.8 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/yankee-hill-kingston-peak-spur-road-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Light snowTemperature 69°F46°
Precip28%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity42%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 66°47° 23%
Sun 71°50° 53%
Mon 66°47° 47%
Tue 69°45° 41%
Wed 69°45° 44%
Thu 70°47° 46%

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