Ellsworth Gulch Road & Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road
3 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Ellsworth Gulch Road & Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 381 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,921 – 9,292 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Road 39.88817, -105.49398
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Directions
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Ellsworth Gulch Road & Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road
3 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 8,922–9,292 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Road · 39.88817, -105.49398
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 74°F / low 57° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Snowline Lake, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Ellsworth Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snowline Lake, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 400 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 74°F57°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
71°54°
39%
Mon
73°52°
42%
Tue
75°50°
39%
Wed
78°52°
41%
Thu
72°51°
35%
Fri
75°49°
29%
More from Ellsworth Gulch Road Trailhead
- Snowline Lake & Ellsworth Gulch Road 2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Ellsworth Gulch Road–Fairburn Spur Road, 5 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft
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