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Betty's Trail–Gold Run Gulch Road, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 767 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,705 – 10,250 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Betty's Trail–Gold Run Gulch Road, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 9,707–10,250 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Reiling Dredge · 39.48502, -105.99637

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 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. 0.4 miBear right onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Betty's Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miReach X10U8 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto X10U8 Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 400 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 71°F48°
Feels like48°Precip13%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 73°49° 16%
Mon 66°45° 38%
Tue 72°43° 35%
Wed 73°46° 44%
Thu 67°46° 39%
Fri 70°43° 30%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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