Bull Mountain Trail & Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Bull Mountain Trail & Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Grand Lake, CO. It climbs 1,166 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,622 – 8,934 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail 40.22535, -105.89249
Nearest town Grand Lake, CO
Directions
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Bull Mountain Trail & Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 8,622–8,933 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail · 40.22535, -105.89249
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Camp Sites Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 4.2 miReach Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Camp Sites Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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