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Arapaho National Forest

Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,026 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,101 – 9,905 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road 39.86546, -105.52379
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 9,102–9,904 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86546, -105.52379

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach Fairburn Spurs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ellsworth-gulch-spur-road-fairburn-spurs-road-out-back-7-km-6b99

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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