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Fuller Trail–Little Corporal Trail, 6 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Fuller Trail–Little Corporal Trail, 6 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,430 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,882 – 10,735 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite 39.48641, -105.98019
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Fuller Trail–Little Corporal Trail, 6 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 9,882–10,735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite · 39.48641, -105.98019

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Preston Way, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Preston Way Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Corporal Trail, heading W.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Flume Trail, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftReach Prospect Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Little Corporal Trail, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftBear right onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Preston Way Road, heading E.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto Upper Preston Way Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading E.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miBear left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading E.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 450 ftTurn right onto Governor King Trail, heading NE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miContinue straight onto County Road 566, heading SE.
  40. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fuller-trail-little-corporal-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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