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Back Door Trail–Bookcase Trail, 8 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,090 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Back Door Trail–Bookcase Trail, 8 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,090 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,728 – 10,854 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Reiling Dredge 39.48502, -105.99637
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Directions

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Back Door Trail–Bookcase Trail, 8 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,090 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 9,729–10,853 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Reiling Dredge · 39.48502, -105.99637

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Reiling Dredge, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Screen Door Trail, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftBear right onto Back Door Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fuller Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Spruce Road, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Summit Gulch Road, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miBear right onto Bookcase Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Galena-Summit Connect Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto ZL Trail, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftBear right onto Galena Gulch Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miBear left onto Bookcase Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftReach X10U8 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Galena Gulch Road, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miBear left onto ZL Trail, heading S.
  25. 500 ftContinue straight onto Galena-Summit Connect Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bookcase Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Summit Gulch Road, heading E.
  28. 1.1 miTurn left onto Spruce Road, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Fuller Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Door Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miBear left onto Screen Door Trail, heading NW.
  35. 500 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftTurn right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto X10U8 Trail, heading W.
  39. 100 ftBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  42. 350 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/back-door-trail-bookcase-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 72°49° 21%
Sun 73°49° 31%
Mon 64°48° 42%
Tue 69°43° 23%
Wed 73°46° 42%
Thu 73°47° 45%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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