Farncomb Hill–Forest Queen Road Loop, 6 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Farncomb Hill–Forest Queen Road Loop, 6 sights is a 5.8-mile loop near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Farncomb Hill. It climbs 880 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Farncomb Hill–Forest Queen Road Loop, 6 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 10,349–11,212 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road · 39.48731, -105.98080
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 41° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Queen Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Governor King Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Forest Queen Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Little French Flume, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Farncomb Hill.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto French Gulch Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Wire Patch Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes 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 2.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lincoln Park Road Trailhead
- Sally Barber Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Rich Gulch Road via Lincoln Park Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- French Gulch Road & Wire Patch Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Sally Barber Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Lincoln Park Road 3 mi · ▲ 550 ft
- Lincoln Park Road 3 mi · ▲ 678 ft
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