Garnet Spur & Upham Gulch

3.2 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Garnet Spur & Upham Gulch is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Silver Springs, CO. It climbs 500 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,344 – 8,832 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upham Gulch 40.00798, -105.48125
Nearest town Silver Springs, CO

Directions

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Garnet Spur & Upham Gulch

3.2 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 8,342–8,832 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upham Gulch · 40.00798, -105.48125

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Upham Gulch, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Matchless Spur, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Gordon Loop, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Garnet Spur, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftReach Upham Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Upham Gulch, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 75°51° 37%
Mon 76°54° 32%
Tue 77°52° 33%
Wed 80°54° 38%
Thu 78°53° 33%
Fri 77°52° 29%

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