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10 Day Jacks–Gauntlet Gold, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 1 hr 15 min

10 Day Jacks–Gauntlet Gold, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back near Gilson Gulch, CO. It climbs 1,159 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,006 – 8,809 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76159, -105.51060
Nearest town Gilson Gulch, CO
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10 Day Jacks–Gauntlet Gold, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 8,004–8,810 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.76159, -105.51060

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftBear right onto Franklin Mine Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Miners Point Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Eureka, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Eureka, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Eureka, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  13. 450 ftSharp left onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Rosa Gulch, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craig Lange Memorial, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hopper, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Star, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Tectonic, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftBear 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 SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto 10 Day Jacks, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn left onto Gauntlet Gold, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Panic Switch, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto 10 Day Jacks, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  31. 200 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Country Rock, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Country Rock, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Country Rock, heading S.
  39. 200 ftBear right onto Heavy Metal, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock N Roll, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Death Metal, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Morning Star, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Labyrinth, heading S.
  44. 100 ftBear left onto Buttermilk Peak, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Prospectors Push, heading S.
  46. 250 ftTurn right onto Buttermilk Peak, heading S.
  47. 100 ftContinue straight onto Myers Flyer, heading E.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopper, heading E.
  49. 50 ftBear right onto Myers Flyer, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto Hopper, heading E.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  52. 0.2 miBear right onto Drop Shaft, heading NW.
  53. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Franklin Mine Road, heading N.
  54. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  55. 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-out-back

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F55°
Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 70°56° 41%
Mon 76°53° 48%
Tue 73°50° 49%
Wed 76°52° 45%
Thu 73°52° 37%
Fri 77°49° 30%

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