Garibaldi Gulch Road–Glacier Mountain Road, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 4,309 ft · 7 hr 27 min

Garibaldi Gulch Road–Glacier Mountain Road, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 4,309 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,774 – 12,632 ft · steepest grade: 27%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road 39.51319, -105.94704
Nearest town Lincoln, CO

Directions

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Garibaldi Gulch Road–Glacier Mountain Road, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 4,309 ft · 7 hr 27 min

Elevation 9,773–12,633 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road · 39.51319, -105.94704

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto North Fork Swan Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto North Swan Road, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Garibaldi Gulch Road, heading NE.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto Saints John Road, heading NE.
  9. 1.9 miBear right onto Glacier Mountain Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miReach North Fork Swan Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miBear left onto Saints John Road, heading S.
  12. 1.9 miSharp right onto Garibaldi Gulch Road, heading SE.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Swan Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto North Fork Swan Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto North Fork Swan Road, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F44°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°48° 21%
Sun 71°48° 35%
Mon 66°49° 42%
Tue 70°45° 25%
Wed 73°48° 43%
Thu 74°48° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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