AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

10 Day Jacks–Drop Shaft, 5 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft · 1 hr 40 min

10 Day Jacks–Drop Shaft, 5 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Idaho Springs, CO. It climbs 1,934 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,615 – 8,472 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75277, -105.51464
Nearest town Idaho Springs, CO
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10 Day Jacks–Drop Shaft, 5 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 7,614–8,473 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.75277, -105.51464

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 58° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hopper, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Myers Flyer, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buttermilk Peak, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Prospectors Push, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Buttermilk Peak, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Labyrinth, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Star, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Death Metal, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock N Roll, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heavy Metal, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Country Rock, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto Drop Shaft, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Country Rock, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Country Rock, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp left onto Tectonic, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Tectonic Drop, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rosa Gulch, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Star, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto 10 Day Jacks, heading E.
  25. 250 ftSharp right onto Crosscut, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto 10 Day Jacks, heading E.
  27. 450 ftTurn left onto Gauntlet Gold, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Panic Switch, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto 10 Day Jacks, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miBear left onto Gauntlet Gold, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Panic Switch, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  34. 50 ftSharp left onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftReach 10 Day Jacks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftSharp left onto Panic Switch, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rosa Gulch, heading E.
  39. 250 ftSharp right onto Gauntlet Gold, heading E.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto 10 Day Jacks, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right onto Panic Switch, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Gauntlet Gold, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right onto 10 Day Jacks, heading E.
  44. 450 ftTurn left onto Crosscut, heading S.
  45. 50 ftSharp left onto 10 Day Jacks, heading S.
  46. 250 ftTurn left onto Morning Star, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear right onto Rosa Gulch, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tectonic Drop, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftSharp left onto Tectonic, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftSharp right onto Country Rock, heading NW.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Country Rock, heading W.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn left onto Country Rock, heading S.
  55. 200 ftBear right onto Heavy Metal, heading S.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock N Roll, heading S.
  57. 50 ftTurn right onto Death Metal, heading S.
  58. 50 ftTurn left onto Morning Star, heading S.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Labyrinth, heading S.
  60. 50 ftBear left onto Buttermilk Peak, heading N.
  61. 50 ftTurn right onto Prospectors Push, heading N.
  62. 250 ftTurn right onto Buttermilk Peak, heading N.
  63. 50 ftContinue straight onto Myers Flyer, heading SE.
  64. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hopper, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  66. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  67. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  68. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  69. 50 ftArrive 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/10-day-jacks-drop-shaft-out-back-5-sights-3-km-6360

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F58°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 75°58° 42%
Mon 79°56° 47%
Tue 76°53° 50%
Wed 79°55° 46%
Thu 76°55° 38%
Fri 80°52° 30%

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