Frisco Bay Marina Beach–Gold HIll Trail, 5 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Peak Seven West, CO. The route reaches Frisco Bay Marina Beach at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 2,054 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,046 – 10,010 ft · steepest grade: 24%17.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue River Rec Path 39.49809, -106.04742
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO
Directions
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Frisco Bay Marina Beach–Gold HIll Trail, 5 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,054 ft · 6 hr 14 min
Elevation 9,047–10,011 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Blue River Rec Path · 39.49809, -106.04742
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 175 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Blue River Rec Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Gold HIll Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Gifford Pinchot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Iron Springs Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Buzz Saw, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit County Recpath, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Phat, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Frisco Bay Marina Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Phat, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Summit County Recpath, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Buzz Saw, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recpath, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Iron Springs Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Gifford Pinchot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gold HIll Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Blue River Rec Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 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
38% paved33% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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