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Arapaho National Forest

Gamble Gulch Road–Michigan Hill Road, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Gamble Gulch Road–Michigan Hill Road, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,622 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,807 – 10,607 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gamble Gulch Road 39.87587, -105.52862
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Gamble Gulch Road–Michigan Hill Road, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 9,807–10,609 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Gamble Gulch Road · 39.87587, -105.52862

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Gamble Gulch Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Michigan Hill Road, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Gamble Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Stewart Gulch Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Michigan Hill Road, heading NW.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gamble-gulch-road-michigan-hill-road-out-back-3-sights-13-km

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 67°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°48° 42%
Thu 69°47° 36%
Fri 71°44° 30%

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