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

  1. Start on Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Snowline Lake, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
  8. 100 ftReach Ellsworth Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snowline Lake, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading SE.
  16. 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%

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