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Dry Gulch Trail–Hoo Doo Voo Doo, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Dry Gulch Trail–Hoo Doo Voo Doo, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,556 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,594 – 10,735 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Dry Gulch Trail–Hoo Doo Voo Doo, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 9,594–10,735 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 Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear left onto Preston Way, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Traylor Way Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoo Doo Voo Doo, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Hoo Doo Voo Doo, heading NW.
  14. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftReach Prospect Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  17. 200 ftTurn right onto Hoo Doo Voo Doo, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Traylor Way Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miBear right onto Dry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  21. 1.1 miBear right onto Sidewinder Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Governor King Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading E.
  28. 0.4 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/dry-gulch-trail-dry-gulch-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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