AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gordon Spur & Upham Gulch

4.6 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Gordon Spur & Upham Gulch is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,442 – 8,914 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gordon Spur 40.02513, -105.48177
Nearest town Sunset, CO
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Gordon Spur & Upham Gulch

4.6 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 8,441–8,914 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gordon Spur · 40.02513, -105.48177

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Gordon Spur, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto East Upham Gulch, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upham Gulch, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Matchless Spur, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gordon Loop, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Garnet Spur, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto Gordon Spur, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miArrive 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/gordon-spur-upham-gulch-out-back-7-km-cd9c

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Hikes near Sunset, Colorado