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Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road & Snowline Lake Spur

3.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road & Snowline Lake Spur is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 409 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,931 – 9,292 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snowline Lake Spur 39.88803, -105.50059
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road & Snowline Lake Spur

3.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 8,931–9,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Snowline Lake Spur · 39.88803, -105.50059

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Snowline Lake Spur, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Snowline Lake, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading W.
  7. 150 ftReach Snowline Lake Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snowline Lake, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Snowline Lake Spur, heading W.
  14. 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-spur-road-snowline-lake-spur-out-back

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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