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Fuller Trail–Preston Way Road, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Fuller Trail–Preston Way Road, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,250 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,974 – 10,735 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rich Gulch Road 39.48654, -105.98969
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Fuller Trail–Preston Way Road, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 9,974–10,735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rich Gulch Road · 39.48654, -105.98969

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Rich Gulch Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Preston Way, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftReach Rich Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftSharp right onto Rich Gulch Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 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/fuller-trail-preston-way-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 72°49° 20%
Sun 72°49° 16%
Mon 64°47° 38%
Tue 68°44° 35%
Wed 71°46° 44%
Thu 73°46° 39%

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