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Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. The route reaches Gothic Overlook at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,158 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,037 – 7,146 ft · steepest grade: 50%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58420, -105.16313
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,036–7,147 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.58420, -105.16313

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Long Spur stop 243 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Colorow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massey Draw & Colorow Trails, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto Shaffer & Massey Draw Trails, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Massey Draw Trail, heading NE.
  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 SW.
  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 left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 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/gothic-overlook-massey-draw-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Long Spur stop 243 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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