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Elk Trail & Gillespie Gulch via Nugget Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,722 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elk Trail & Gillespie Gulch via Nugget Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. It climbs 1,722 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,054 – 8,783 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gillespie Gulch 40.11074, -105.38875
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Elk Trail & Gillespie Gulch via Nugget Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,722 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 7,053–8,784 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gillespie Gulch · 40.11074, -105.38875

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 on Gillespie Gulch, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Elk Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Gillespie Gulch, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miTurn left onto Nugget Road, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miReach Gillespie Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gillespie Gulch, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Elk Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Gillespie Gulch, heading E.
  10. 500 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/elk-trail-gillespie-gulch-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

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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