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Arapaho National Forest

Fairburn Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Fairburn Spur Road & Fairburn Spurs Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,038 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,138 – 9,905 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.6 mi

Getting there

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

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 9,137–9,904 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86546, -105.52379

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 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 miTurn right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach Fairburn Spurs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 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/fairburn-spur-road-fairburn-spurs-road-out-back-7-km-6178

Trail surface

56% dirt44% 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%

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