Colorado Hill Road–Eagle Gulch Road, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Colorado Hill Road–Eagle Gulch Road, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Loope, CA. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Colorado Hill Road–Eagle Gulch Road, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,259–6,954 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shaft Spur Road · 38.66693, -119.70411
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shaft Spur Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Colorado Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Eagle Gulch Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Shaft Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Colorado Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Loope Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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