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Arapaho National Forest

Fairburn Spurs Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,278 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Fairburn Spurs Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 2,278 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,190 – 10,607 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fairburn Mountain Road 39.87776, -105.50996
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Fairburn Spurs Road–Gamble Gulch Road, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,278 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 9,191–10,609 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Fairburn Mountain Road · 39.87776, -105.50996

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

  1. Start on Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Michigan Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miReach Fairburn Spurs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading NE.
  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. 0.5 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/fairburn-spurs-road-gamble-gulch-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

42% dirt58% 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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