Faith Trail–Gifford Pinchot Trail, 5 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. It climbs 1,831 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,029 – 10,010 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit County Recreational Pathway 39.54104, -106.04204
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
Directions
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Faith Trail–Gifford Pinchot Trail, 5 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,831 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 9,031–10,011 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit County Recreational Pathway · 39.54104, -106.04204
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 333 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gold HIll Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Gifford Pinchot Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Henry Recen Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Springs Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Upper Blue Recpath, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Gold HIll Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Iron Springs Road, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Gifford Pinchot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Faith Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gold HIll Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 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
71% dirt5% paved24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 333 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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