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Arapaho National Forest

Fairburn Spur Road–Fairburn Spurs Road, 5 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Fairburn Spur Road–Fairburn Spurs Road, 5 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,891 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,249 – 10,607 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87648, -105.51234
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Fairburn Spur Road–Fairburn Spurs Road, 5 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 9,249–10,609 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.87648, -105.51234

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 73°F / low 57° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Michigan Hill Road, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Fairburn Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading NW.
  15. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fairburn-spur-road-fairburn-spurs-road-out-back-5-sights-15-km-0831

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 73°F57°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 70°54° 40%
Mon 72°51° 44%
Tue 74°49° 41%
Wed 78°51° 42%
Thu 72°51° 35%
Fri 75°48° 29%

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