Fountain Gulch Road & Summit Drive
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Fountain Gulch Road & Summit Drive is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Gilson Gulch, CO. It climbs 1,072 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,019 – 9,111 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Drive 39.76418, -105.50819
Nearest town Gilson Gulch, CO
Directions
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Fountain Gulch Road & Summit Drive
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 8,019–9,112 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit Drive · 39.76418, -105.50819
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Fountain Gulch Road, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach Summit Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 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% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
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- Summit Drive via Fountain Gulch Road 8 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft
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