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Arapaho National Forest

Yankee Hill–Washoe Gulch Road, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Yankee Hill–Washoe Gulch Road, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. The route reaches Yankee Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,592 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,617 – 11,188 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cumberland Spur Road 39.80427, -105.63041
Nearest town Alice, CO
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Yankee Hill–Washoe Gulch Road, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 9,616–11,189 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Cumberland Spur Road · 39.80427, -105.63041

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Cumberland Spur Road, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Washoe Gulch Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Yankee Hill Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Yankee Hill Summit Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yankee HIll Climb West, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Yankee Hill Summit Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Yankee Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yankee HIll Climb West, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Yankee Hill Summit Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Yankee Hill Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Washoe Gulch Road, heading SE.
  13. 1.1 miBear right onto Cumberland Spur Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 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-washoe-gulch-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F54°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°53° 44%
Mon 71°49° 43%
Tue 74°47° 45%
Wed 75°49° 44%
Thu 69°49° 38%
Fri 73°46° 32%

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