Barney Ford Trail–Hermit Placer Trail, 5 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,201 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,712 – 10,368 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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Barney Ford Trail–Hermit Placer Trail, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 9,712–10,367 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road · 39.48731, -105.98080
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on County Road 566, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Turks, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Turks, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto B&B Mine Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto V3 Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Country Boy Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Barney Ford Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Barney Flow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barney Ford Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Hermit Placer Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Upper Turks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barney Flow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Country Boy Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto V3 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto B&B Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Turks, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Upper Turks, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading NE.
- 50 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lincoln Park Road Trailhead
- Sally Barber Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Rich Gulch Road via Lincoln Park Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- French Gulch Road & Wire Patch Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Sally Barber Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Lincoln Park Road 3 mi · ▲ 550 ft
- Lincoln Park Road 3 mi · ▲ 678 ft
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