Fool's Gold Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Fool's Gold Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Black Eagle Mill, CO. It climbs 913 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 – 8,921 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Goat Trail 39.73477, -105.56573
Nearest town Black Eagle Mill, CO
Directions
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Fool's Gold Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 8,184–8,922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Goat Trail · 39.73477, -105.56573
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 58° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Goat Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fool's Gold Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Wildlife Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold Road, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Fool's Gold Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wildlife Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Goat Trail, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F58°
Precip13%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
73°57°
43%
Mon
75°53°
47%
Tue
77°50°
50%
Wed
78°53°
46%
Thu
73°53°
38%
Fri
76°50°
31%
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