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Arapaho National Forest

Ellsworth Gulch Road–Fairburn Spur Road, 5 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Ellsworth Gulch Road–Fairburn Spur Road, 5 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,774 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,921 – 10,319 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Road 39.88817, -105.49398
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Ellsworth Gulch Road–Fairburn Spur Road, 5 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 8,922–10,319 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

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 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Gamble Spur Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miReach Ellsworth Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Snowline Lake, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NE.
  24. 350 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/ellsworth-gulch-road-fairburn-spur-road-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% 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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