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Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. The route reaches Gothic Overlook at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,063 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,057 – 7,146 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57792, -105.16563
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,055–7,147 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57792, -105.16563

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Colorow Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massey Draw & Colorow Trails, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto Shaffer & Massey Draw Trails, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Massey Draw Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Gothic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shaffer & Massey Draw Trails, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Massey Draw & Colorow Trails, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Colorow Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 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/gothic-overlook-massey-draw-trail-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 89°67°
Sun 86°61° 17%
Mon 88°67° 35%
Tue 86°59° 36%
Wed 83°60° 40%
Thu 88°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 196 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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