AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ball Gulch Road

2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 56 min

Ball Gulch Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,497 – 7,769 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13651, -105.37124
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Ball Gulch Road

2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 56 min

Elevation 7,495–7,769 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13651, -105.37124

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Ball Gulch Road, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miReach Ball Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 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/ball-gulch-road-out-back

Weather

Light rainTemperature 79°F57°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 78°58°
Sun 83°57° 35%
Mon 81°60° 34%
Tue 77°55° 25%
Wed 79°53° 33%
Thu 83°57° 36%

Hikes near Jamestown, Colorado