Farncomb Hill–Lincoln Park Road, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Farncomb Hill–Lincoln Park Road, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Farncomb Hill at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,564 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Farncomb Hill–Lincoln Park Road, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 9,631–11,167 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Island Road · 39.52157, -105.96262
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Island Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Galena Ditch, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Little French Flume, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Farncomb Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Rock Island Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Galena Ditch, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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