Goldsmith Gulch Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Sullivan, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goldsmith Gulch Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Elevation 5,501–5,585 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.65387, -104.90025
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave 7600 block stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave 7600 block stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hampden Heights Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Hampden Heights Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Hampden Heights Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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