Fairburn Spurs Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,344 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Fairburn Spurs Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,344 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,190 – 10,201 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fairburn Mountain Road 39.87776, -105.50996
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Directions
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Fairburn Spurs Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,344 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 9,191–10,199 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Fairburn Mountain Road · 39.87776, -105.50996
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Fairburn Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Fairburn Spurs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Fairburn Spurs Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fairburn Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 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 surface
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F54°
Precip18%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50°
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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