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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Trail

On Arapahoe Basin, Central Front Range

Trail5.1 km · 3.2 miBest Jul–Aug

Next nearby hike: Lenawee 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Arapahoe Basin →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 15–16 °C (59–61 °F)

  1. J-7°-19°63
  2. F-6°-18°65
  3. M-3°-15°96
  4. A1°-11°111
  5. M6°-7°98
  6. J12°-2°77
  7. J16°2°114
  8. A15°2°121
  9. S11°-2°80
  10. O4°-9°69
  11. N-3°-16°74
  12. D-7°-19°72

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
5.1 km · 3.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mountain
Arapahoe Basin (mountain, 3,980 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Central Front Range (Front Range › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km E of Keystone (Summit County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
White River National Forest
Best months
Jul–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.6296, -105.8736
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Lenawee

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · White River National Forest

Loveland Pass

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Peru Creek High

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · White River National Forest

Grays Peak

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · White River National Forest

Morgan Gulch

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · White River National Forest

Ida Belle Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · White River National Forest

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