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Castle Gulch Spur Road & Start The Party via The Grind

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,779 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Castle Gulch Spur Road & Start The Party via The Grind is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 1,779 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,470 – 8,206 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Golden Age Road 40.12619, -105.36047
Nearest town Springdale, CO
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Castle Gulch Spur Road & Start The Party via The Grind

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,779 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,470–8,204 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Golden Age Road · 40.12619, -105.36047

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Golden Age Road, heading E.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Start The Party, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto RZA, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Castle Cutoff, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miReach Start The Party, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Castle Cutoff, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto RZA, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Start The Party, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto The Grind, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading N.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Golden Age Road, heading W.
  22. 100 ftArrive 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/castle-gulch-spur-road-out-back

Trail surface

66% dirt2% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 78°F56°
Precip10%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 77°58°
Sun 81°56° 35%
Mon 80°58° 34%
Tue 76°53° 25%
Wed 77°51° 33%
Thu 81°55° 36%

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