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Bookcase Trail–Brown Gulch Trail Loop, 10 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Bookcase Trail–Brown Gulch Trail Loop, 10 sights is a 9.6-mile loop near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,686 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,423 – 10,854 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Road 39.52157, -105.96262
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Bookcase Trail–Brown Gulch Trail Loop, 10 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 9,424–10,853 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Rock Island Road · 39.52157, -105.96262

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Royal Tiger Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftSharp left onto Brown Gulch Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Galena Ditch, heading N.
  6. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Summit Gulch Road, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Galena Gulch Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach Brown Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Bookcase Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Galena Gulch Road, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto ZL Trail, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Galena-Summit Connect Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bookcase Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto Summit Gulch Road, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left onto Spruce Road, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Golden Rule Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Lincoln Park Road, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading E.
  21. 1.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miThe loop closes 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/bookcase-trail-loop

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 73°F44°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity42%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 74°48° 20%
Sun 77°49° 35%
Mon 66°50° 42%
Tue 70°46° 25%
Wed 73°48° 43%
Thu 75°48° 45%

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