Gould Loop Trail & Seven Utes Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Gould Loop Trail & Seven Utes Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 1,809 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gould Loop Trail & Seven Utes Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Elevation 9,038–10,025 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Seven Utes Trail · 40.50399, -105.90813
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Seven Utes Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 2.8 miBear left onto County Road 61, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Gould Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miReach Seven Utes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear right onto County Road 61, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Seven Utes Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Seven Utes Trail Trailhead
- Seven Utes Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 657 ft
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