AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Castle Gulch Spur Road & Start The Party

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Castle Gulch Spur Road & Start The Party is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 1,022 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,578 – 7,294 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Castle Gulch Road 40.10990, -105.35850
Nearest town Springdale, CO
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Castle Gulch Spur Road & Start The Party

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,578–7,293 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Castle Gulch Road · 40.10990, -105.35850

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Castle Gulch Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Castle Cutoff, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto RZA, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Start The Party, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto The Grind, heading N.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Creek Road, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach Castle Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftSharp left onto Start The Party, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto RZA, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Castle Cutoff, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Castle Gulch Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 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/castle-gulch-spur-road-start-the-party-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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