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Forest Queen Road–Governor King Trail, 5 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,841 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Forest Queen Road–Governor King Trail, 5 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,841 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,368 – 11,421 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Forest Queen Road–Governor King Trail, 5 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,841 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 10,369–11,421 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Queen Road, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Governor King Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Forest Queen Road, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto American Gulch Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto The Great Flume, heading SE.
  9. 4 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading S.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Mountain Guyot Loop East Road, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miReach Forest Queen Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miBear right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto The Great Flume, heading NE.
  16. 4 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto American Gulch Road, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Queen Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miBear right onto Governor King Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Queen Road, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miArrive 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/forest-queen-road-governor-king-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F41°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 69°47° 21%
Sun 74°48° 31%
Mon 64°47° 42%
Tue 67°43° 23%
Wed 71°46° 42%
Thu 72°46° 45%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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