AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fairburn Spur Road via Fairburn Mountain Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 52 min

Fairburn Spur Road via Fairburn Mountain Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,101 – 9,449 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road 39.88043, -105.50721
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Fairburn Spur Road via Fairburn Mountain Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 52 min

Elevation 9,102–9,449 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road · 39.88043, -105.50721

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach Fairburn Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Fairburn Spur Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ellsworth Gulch Spur Road, heading W.
  9. 300 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-out-back

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F54°
Precip18%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 73°57° 21%
Sun 71°54° 40%
Mon 72°53° 44%
Tue 74°50° 41%
Wed 71°49° 42%
Thu 76°53° 35%

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