Gordon Spur
3.4 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Gordon Spur is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Silver Springs, CO. It climbs 711 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,344 – 8,914 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upham Gulch 40.00798, -105.48125
Nearest town Silver Springs, CO
Directions
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Gordon Spur
3.4 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 8,342–8,915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upham Gulch · 40.00798, -105.48125
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Upham Gulch, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Upham Gulch, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Gordon Spur, heading E.
- 1 miReach Gordon Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto East Upham Gulch, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Upham Gulch, heading SW.
- 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 surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
75°51°
37%
Mon
76°54°
32%
Tue
77°52°
33%
Wed
80°54°
38%
Thu
78°53°
33%
Fri
77°52°
29%
More from Upham Gulch Trailhead
- East Upham Gulch 2.1 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Gordon Gulch & V8 2.3 mi · ▲ 620 ft
- Garnet Spur & Upham Gulch 3.2 mi · ▲ 500 ft
- Lincoln Log & V8 via Gordon Gulch 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft
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