AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brake Check & Scott Gulch Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Brake Check & Scott Gulch Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Castle Oaks, CO. It climbs 307 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,152 – 6,464 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brake Check 39.41482, -104.82917
Nearest town Castle Oaks, CO
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Brake Check & Scott Gulch Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,151–6,463 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brake Check · 39.41482, -104.82917

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 89°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Brake Check, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Scott Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miReach Brake Check, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miTurn left onto Brake Check, heading S.
  6. 0.4 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/brake-check-scott-gulch-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

22% gravel78% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 89°F61°
Precip11%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat 85°65° 19%
Sun 84°58° 32%
Mon 86°66° 31%
Tue 85°57° 34%
Wed 82°57° 38%
Thu 86°59° 32%

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