AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Eureka & Franklin Mine Road via Rosa Gulch

3 mi · ▲ 1,444 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Eureka & Franklin Mine Road via Rosa Gulch is a 3-mile out-and-back near Gilson Gulch, CO. It climbs 1,444 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,094 – 8,898 ft · steepest grade: 47%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Franklin Mine Road 39.76242, -105.51217
Nearest town Gilson Gulch, CO
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Eureka & Franklin Mine Road via Rosa Gulch

3 mi · ▲ 1,444 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 8,094–8,899 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Franklin Mine Road · 39.76242, -105.51217

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Franklin Mine Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Miners Point Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Eureka, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Eureka, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Eureka, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  13. 500 ftSharp left onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Rosa Gulch, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craig Lange Memorial, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hopper, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Star, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Tectonic, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Tectonic Return, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tectonic, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Country Rock, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Country Rock, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Shaft, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Country Rock, heading E.
  29. 250 ftBear right onto Heavy Metal, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock N Roll, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Death Metal, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Morning Star, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Labyrinth, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Buttermilk Peak, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Prospectors Push, heading S.
  36. 250 ftTurn right onto Buttermilk Peak, heading SW.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Myers Flyer, heading W.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopper, heading W.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Myers Flyer, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Hopper, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miBear right onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Franklin Mine Road, heading S.
  44. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  45. 1.5 miArrive 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/eureka-out-back

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F55°
Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 70°56° 41%
Mon 76°53° 48%
Tue 73°50° 49%
Wed 76°52° 45%
Thu 73°52° 37%
Fri 77°49° 30%

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