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Fountain Gulch Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Fountain Gulch Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Gilson Gulch, CO. It climbs 1,464 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,019 – 9,026 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77163, -105.49339
Nearest town Gilson Gulch, CO
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Fountain Gulch Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 8,019–9,025 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77163, -105.49339

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Fountain Gulch Road, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach Fountain Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 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/fountain-gulch-road-out-back-11-km-59e0

Trail surface

43% gravel57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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