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Golden Rule Trail–Spruce Road, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,461 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Golden Rule Trail–Spruce Road, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,461 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,941 – 10,854 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite 39.48641, -105.98019
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Golden Rule Trail–Spruce Road, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,461 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 9,940–10,853 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite · 39.48641, -105.98019

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Golden Rule Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Spruce Road, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Summit Gulch Road, heading NW.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto ZL Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Gulch Road, heading N.
  10. 150 ftReach Golden Rule Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto ZL Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Gulch Road, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left onto Spruce Road, heading S.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn left onto Golden Rule Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto County Road 566, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 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/golden-rule-trail-spruce-road-out-back-3-sights-11-km

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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