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American Gulch Road–Georgia Gulch Road, 5 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 6 hr 32 min

American Gulch Road–Georgia Gulch Road, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,538 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,774 – 11,004 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road 39.51319, -105.94704
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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American Gulch Road–Georgia Gulch Road, 5 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Elevation 9,773–11,006 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road · 39.51319, -105.94704

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  3. 2.5 miSharp right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto American Gulch Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Georgia Gulch Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Golden Rule Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Spruce Road, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftReach North Fork Swan Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto Golden Rule Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 350 ftBear right onto Georgia Gulch Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto American Gulch Road, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SE.
  24. 1.1 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  25. 2.5 miContinue straight onto North Fork Swan Road, heading NE.
  26. 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/american-gulch-road-georgia-gulch-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F44°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°48° 21%
Sun 71°48° 35%
Mon 66°49° 42%
Tue 70°45° 25%
Wed 73°48° 43%
Thu 74°48° 45%

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