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County Road 569 & Wire Patch Trail via French Gulch Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 2 hr 14 min

County Road 569 & Wire Patch Trail via French Gulch Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,251 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,329 – 11,523 ft · steepest grade: 34%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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County Road 569 & Wire Patch Trail via French Gulch Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 10,330–11,522 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road · 39.48731, -105.98080

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on County Road 566, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Wire Patch Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto French Gulch Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto County Road 569, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Wire Patch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Wire Patch Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto County Road 566, heading W.
  11. 250 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/county-road-569-wire-patch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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