Dirty Grandpa & Hicks Gulch
4.1 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Dirty Grandpa & Hicks Gulch is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 757 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,603 – 9,144 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96888, -105.54983
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Dirty Grandpa & Hicks Gulch
4.1 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 8,601–9,145 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96888, -105.54983
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 23% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Colorado and North Western R. R, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hicks Gulch, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Colorado and North Western R. R, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dirty Grandpa, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hicks Gulch, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Dirty Grandpa, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dirty Grandpa, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Colorado and North Western R. R, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hicks Gulch, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Colorado and North Western R. R, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 76°F54°
Precip23%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
73°52°
20%
Sun
76°55°
54%
Mon
70°52°
48%
Tue
73°49°
38%
Wed
73°51°
40%
Thu
74°51°
43%
More from this trailhead
- Colorado and North Western R. R & Lower Pixie Duff via Hicks Gulch 1.9 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Colorado and North Western R. R 2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Coon track 2.1 mi · ▲ 760 ft
- Fuzzy Spirit–Hicks Gulch, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- Hicks Spur–Lower Pixie Duff Loop, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Colorado and North Western R. R–Hicks Spur, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 954 ft
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