Gould Loop Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,005 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Gould Loop Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Bockman Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 3,005 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gould Loop Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,005 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 8,997–10,137 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.56481, -105.97961
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lumberjack Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pennock, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Bockman Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gould Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Bockman Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Pennock, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lumberjack Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 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 1.7 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Bockman Road 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,580 ft
- Bockman Road & Diamond Peaks Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,835 ft
- South Diamond Peak–North Diamond Peak, 3 summits 14.9 mi · ▲ 4,408 ft
- Gould Loop Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,032 ft
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