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Arapaho National Forest

Gilsonite 3 Trail & Lost Lake Trail via Wolverine Bypass Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,450 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Gilsonite 3 Trail & Lost Lake Trail via Wolverine Bypass Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gaskil, CO. It climbs 2,450 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,449 – 10,565 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30776, -105.96894
Nearest town Gaskil, CO
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Gilsonite 3 Trail & Lost Lake Trail via Wolverine Bypass Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,450 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elevation 9,448–10,566 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 40.30776, -105.96894

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Wolverine Bypass Trail, heading NE.
  3. 5.7 miTurn left onto Lost Lake Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Gilsonite 3 Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach Lost Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lost Lake Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wolverine Bypass Trail, heading E.
  8. 5.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 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/gilsonite-3-trail-lost-lake-trail-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F45°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 72°51°
Sun 74°52°
Mon 66°48° 15%
Tue 73°45° 15%
Wed 75°48° 26%
Thu 73°48° 34%

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