Fool's Gold Road & Goat Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Fool's Gold Road & Goat Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Black Eagle Mill, CO. It climbs 1,123 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,183 – 9,042 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fool's Gold Road 39.73571, -105.54137
Nearest town Black Eagle Mill, CO
Directions
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Fool's Gold Road & Goat Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 8,184–9,042 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fool's Gold Road · 39.73571, -105.54137
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Fool's Gold Road, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wildlife Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Fool's Gold Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Fool's Gold Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Wildlife Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F52°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
78°58°
17%
Sun
75°57°
42%
Mon
75°57°
47%
Tue
75°53°
50%
Wed
74°52°
46%
Thu
79°55°
38%
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