Fuller Trail–Golden Rule Trail, 5 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Fuller Trail–Golden Rule Trail, 5 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,210 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,630 – 10,821 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Road 39.52157, -105.96262
Nearest town Lincoln, CO

Directions

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Fuller Trail–Golden Rule Trail, 5 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 9,631–10,821 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Island Road · 39.52157, -105.96262

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Island Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Galena Ditch, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 2.1 miBear right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Golden Rule Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miBear left onto Fuller Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Preston Way, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftReach Rock Island Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading N.
  18. 150 ftSharp left onto Fuller Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto Golden Rule Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading SW.
  22. 1.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miBear right onto Galena Ditch, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading NE.
  25. 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

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 73°F44°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity42%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 74°48° 20%
Sun 77°49° 35%
Mon 66°50° 42%
Tue 70°46° 25%
Wed 73°48° 43%
Thu 75°48° 45%

Good to know

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