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Brown Gulch Trail & Galena Ditch

4.9 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Brown Gulch Trail & Galena Ditch is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,600 – 9,761 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Road 39.52157, -105.96262
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Brown Gulch Trail & Galena Ditch

4.9 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 9,599–9,761 ft

Out & Back

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 miReach Brown Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miSharp left onto Brown Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Royal Tiger Trail, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 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/brown-gulch-trail-galena-ditch-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% 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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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