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Arapaho National Forest

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

2.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Gamble Spur Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road via Gamble Gulch Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,702 – 10,201 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 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

2.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 9,701–10,199 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Missouri Gulch Spur Road · 39.86546, -105.52379

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn 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 SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  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-faa9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 68°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°49° 42%
Thu 70°48° 36%
Fri 71°45° 30%

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