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Arapaho National Forest

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

2.9 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Gamble Spur Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road via Gamble Gulch Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 700 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,722 – 10,319 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86973, -105.52038
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Gamble Spur Road & Missouri Gulch Spur Road via Gamble Gulch Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 9,723–10,319 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.86973, -105.52038

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Gamble Spur Road, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Missouri Gulch Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gamble Gulch Road, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Missouri Gulch Spur Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 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-5-km-537d

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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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