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Georgia Gulch Road–Minnie Mine Trail, 4 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,907 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Georgia Gulch Road–Minnie Mine Trail, 4 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,907 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,978 – 11,004 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minnie Mine Trail 39.48455, -106.00737
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Georgia Gulch Road–Minnie Mine Trail, 4 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,907 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 9,979–11,006 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Minnie Mine Trail · 39.48455, -106.00737

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Minnie Mine Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftBear right onto Georgia Gulch Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto American Gulch Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto South Fork Swan Trail, heading SE.
  15. 2 miSharp left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftReach Minnie Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 200 ftSharp right onto South Fork Swan Trail, heading S.
  18. 2 miBear left onto American Gulch Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right onto Georgia Gulch Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 400 ftTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading W.
  22. 1.9 miSharp left onto Side Door Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto X10U8 Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/georgia-gulch-road-minnie-mine-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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