AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Beauty and the Beast–Castle Gulch Spur Road, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,090 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Beauty and the Beast–Castle Gulch Spur Road, 6 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 2,090 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,470 – 7,835 ft · steepest grade: 33%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Castle Gulch Spur Road 40.10729, -105.35057
Nearest town Springdale, CO
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Beauty and the Beast–Castle Gulch Spur Road, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,090 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,470–7,834 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Castle Gulch Spur Road · 40.10729, -105.35057

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Castle Cutoff, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto RZA, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Start The Party, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto The Grind, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fireman Hill Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Fairview View Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buzz Cut, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairview View Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beauty and the Beast, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miReach Castle Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fairview View Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buzz Cut, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairview View Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Fireman Hill Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miBear right onto Start The Party, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miBear right onto RZA, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Castle Cutoff, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beauty-and-the-beast-castle-gulch-spur-road-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F66°
Precip5%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 83°60° 25%
Mon 85°62° 26%
Tue 82°58° 32%
Wed 86°59° 32%
Thu 83°60° 30%
Fri 88°58° 25%

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