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Clinton Gulch Reservoir & Clinton Gulch Reservoir Trail Loop is a 2.4-mile loop near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route reaches Clinton Gulch Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 130 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi11,064 – 11,149 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clinton Gulch Reservoir South Trailhead 39.41303, -106.17567
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO

Directions

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Clinton Gulch Reservoir & Clinton Gulch Reservoir Trail Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 130 ft · 52 min

Elevation 11,063–11,148 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Clinton Gulch Reservoir South Trailhead · 39.41303, -106.17567

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 42° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clinton Gulch Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Clinton Gulch Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftReach Clinton Gulch Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F42°
Feels like43°Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity45%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 66°45°
Mon 61°43° 38%
Tue 66°40° 26%
Wed 69°44° 42%
Thu 64°42° 38%
Fri 65°41° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead