AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bon Scott Trail & Castle Gulch Spur Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Bon Scott Trail & Castle Gulch Spur Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 1,373 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,126 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Castle Gulch Spur Road 40.10729, -105.35057
Nearest town Springdale, CO
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Bon Scott Trail & Castle Gulch Spur Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,390–7,126 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Castle Gulch Spur Road · 40.10729, -105.35057

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bon Scott Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miReach Castle Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 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/bon-scott-trail-castle-gulch-spur-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 87°F62°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 84°65°
Sun 87°61° 32%
Mon 85°64° 35%
Tue 81°59° 24%
Wed 83°57° 32%
Thu 87°61° 35%

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