AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Arapaho National Forest

Fairburn Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road

4 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Fairburn Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 850 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,190 – 9,905 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road 39.86656, -105.52037
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Fairburn Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road

4 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 9,189–9,904 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86656, -105.52037

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fairburn 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 right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 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/fairburn-spur-road-fairburn-spurs-road-out-back-6-km-e3e5

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°49° 42%
Thu 70°48° 36%
Fri 71°45° 30%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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