Gould Loop Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft · 4 hr
Gould Loop Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Bockman Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 1,861 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gould Loop Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 9,202–10,137 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bockman Road · 40.54129, -105.95234
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 46° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Bockman Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Gould Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Bockman Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 2.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Bockman Road Trailhead
- Bockman Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft
- Pennock 5 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft
- Bockman Road & Pennock Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Gould Loop Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,834 ft
- Gould Loop Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,054 ft
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