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Elk Trail–FS 208.1, 4 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,132 ft · 7 hr 6 min

Elk Trail–FS 208.1, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. It climbs 4,132 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,054 – 8,622 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: FS 208.1A 40.12085, -105.39899
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Elk Trail–FS 208.1, 4 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,132 ft · 7 hr 6 min

Elevation 7,053–8,621 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: FS 208.1A · 40.12085, -105.39899

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on FS 208.1A, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp right onto Walker Mountain, heading N.
  4. 3.2 miTurn left onto Elk Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Gillespie Gulch, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Elk Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Gillespie Gulch, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach FS 208.1A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Elk Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Gillespie Gulch, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Elk Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right onto Walker Mountain, heading W.
  14. 3.2 miSharp left onto FS 208.1, heading E.
  15. 1 miTurn left onto FS 208.1A, heading W.
  16. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/elk-trail-fs-208-1-out-back-4-sights-21-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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