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Canyon Mountain Spur & Long Gulch Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Canyon Mountain Spur & Long Gulch Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Balarat, CO. It climbs 1,108 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,900 – 7,845 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Gulch Road 40.16765, -105.38905
Nearest town Balarat, CO
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Canyon Mountain Spur & Long Gulch Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,900–7,844 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Long Gulch Road · 40.16765, -105.38905

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Gulch Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Canyon Mountain Spur, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftReach Long Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Long Gulch Road, heading N.
  6. 1.7 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/canyon-mountain-spur-long-gulch-road-out-back

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 83°F62°
Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 80°56° 24%
Mon 83°60° 23%
Tue 80°56° 32%
Wed 84°57° 32%
Thu 81°58° 31%
Fri 86°56° 26%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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