Back Door Trail & Prospect Gulch Road via Prospect Hill Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 1,090 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,761 – 10,794 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gold Run Gulch Road 39.48467, -106.02508
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
Directions
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Back Door Trail & Prospect Gulch Road via Prospect Hill Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,090 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 9,760–10,795 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gold Run Gulch Road · 39.48467, -106.02508
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Olivia Lane stop 108 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Back Door Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Prospect Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Back Door Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F48°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
74°48°
Mon
68°47°
38%
Tue
73°44°
33%
Wed
75°47°
44%
Thu
69°47°
39%
Fri
71°44°
30%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Olivia Lane stop 108 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Chantilly Viewpoint–Extension Mill Road, 7 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- B&B Mine Trail–Mineral Hill Trail, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 955 ft
- Extension Mill Road–Middle Flume Trail, 5 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft
- Farncomb Hill–Back Door Trail, 7 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,874 ft
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