American Gulch Road & Humbug Hill Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft · 2 hr 33 min
American Gulch Road & Humbug Hill Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,836 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,951 – 11,077 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49844, -105.94867
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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American Gulch Road & Humbug Hill Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 9,950–11,076 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.49844, -105.94867
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto American Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto American Gulch Spur Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto American Gulch Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Humbug Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach American Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto American Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto American Gulch Spur Road, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto American Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
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