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Arapaho National Forest

Gamble Spur Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road via Gamble Gulch Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Gamble Spur Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road via Gamble Gulch Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 592 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,702 – 10,319 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road 39.86546, -105.52379
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Gamble Spur Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road via Gamble Gulch Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 9,701–10,319 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86546, -105.52379

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Gamble Spur Road, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miReach Missouri Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 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-spur-road-missouri-gulch-spur-road-out-back-4-km-0c50

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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