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Arapaho National Forest

Gold Run Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Gold Run Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Grand Lake, CO. It climbs 953 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,210 – 10,201 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail Creek Jeep Road Spur 40.22674, -105.94582
Nearest town Grand Lake, CO
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Gold Run Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 9,209–10,200 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Trail Creek Jeep Road Spur · 40.22674, -105.94582

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 43° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start on Trail Creek Jeep Road Spur, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Trail Creek Jeep Road, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail Creek Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left onto Little Gravel Mountain Road, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Road, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miReach Gold Run Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Little Gravel Mountain Road, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Trail Creek Road, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Creek Jeep Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Trail Creek Jeep Road Spur, heading SE.
  13. 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-run-road-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F43°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 75°51°
Sun 76°52°
Mon 66°49° 15%
Tue 75°44°
Wed 77°48° 28%
Thu 76°47° 34%

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