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Gold Hill–Peak Six Trail, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,139 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Gold Hill–Peak Six Trail, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. It climbs 2,139 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,387 – 10,949 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ophir Mountain Road 39.54380, -106.04983
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
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Gold Hill–Peak Six Trail, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,139 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 9,388–10,948 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ophir Mountain Road · 39.54380, -106.04983

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Peak 8 stop 252 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Gifford Pinchot Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gold Hill, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  10. 3.3 miTurn right onto Zendo, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Peak Seven Timber Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Zendo, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Peak Seven Timber Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Peak Six Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miReach Gold Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miSharp right onto Peak Seven Timber Road, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Zendo, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peak Seven Timber Road, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Zendo, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Peaks Trail, heading SE.
  21. 3.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miSharp right onto Gold Hill, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Gifford Pinchot Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftArrive 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/gold-hill-zendo-out-back

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Peak 8 stop 252 m from the trailhead

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