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Elk Trail & Gillespie Gulch via Slaughterhouse Gulch Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 50 min

Elk Trail & Gillespie Gulch via Slaughterhouse Gulch Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. It climbs 413 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,025 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11118, -105.38526
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Elk Trail & Gillespie Gulch via Slaughterhouse Gulch Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 50 min

Elevation 7,024–7,259 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.11118, -105.38526

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Elk Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Gillespie Gulch, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Elk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Slaughterhouse Gulch Road, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 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/elk-trail-gillespie-gulch-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 83°F60°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 80°61°
Sun 84°58° 37%
Mon 82°61° 36%
Tue 78°56° 25%
Wed 80°54° 33%
Thu 84°58° 36%

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