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Farncomb Hill–Back Door Trail, 7 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,874 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Farncomb Hill–Back Door Trail, 7 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Farncomb Hill at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,874 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,761 – 11,169 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gold Run Gulch Road 39.48467, -106.02508
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Farncomb Hill–Back Door Trail, 7 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,874 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 9,760–11,167 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gold Run Gulch Road · 39.48467, -106.02508

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Olivia Lane stop 108 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Back Door Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Half Pipe Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Governor King Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Queen Road, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Governor King Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Forest Queen Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Little French Flume, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miReach Farncomb Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Queen Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miBear right onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Queen Road, heading W.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left onto Half Pipe Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Door Trail, heading NW.
  29. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miBear right onto Prospect Trail, heading S.
  31. 100 ftBear right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading SW.
  32. 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SW.
  35. 450 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/farncomb-hill-back-door-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F48°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 74°48°
Mon 68°47° 38%
Tue 73°44° 33%
Wed 75°47° 44%
Thu 69°47° 39%
Fri 71°44° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Olivia Lane stop 108 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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