Bowen Lake Trail via Bowen Gulch Trail
16 mi · ▲ 2,947 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Bowen Lake Trail via Bowen Gulch Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Never Summer Wilderness near Gaskil, CO. It climbs 2,947 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bowen Lake Trail via Bowen Gulch Trail
16 mi · ▲ 2,947 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 8,841–11,512 ft
Out & Back · Never Summer Wilderness
Trailhead: Bowen Gulch Trail · 40.35409, -105.86734
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Bowen Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 6 miTurn left onto Bowen Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miReach Bowen Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Bowen Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 5.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~278 min). Leave by 2:34 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bowen Gulch Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Bowen Gulch Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Bowen Gulch Connector Trail via Bowen Gulch Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 760 ft
- Bowen Gulch Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft
- Bowen Gulch Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft
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