Gould Loop Trail & Pennock Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,019 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Gould Loop Trail & Pennock Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Bockman Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 3,019 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gould Loop Trail & Pennock Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,019 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Elevation 8,976–10,137 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ranger Lakes Nature Trail · 40.50257, -105.96884
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Ranger Lakes Nature Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gould Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Bockman Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Pennock Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Gould Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Bockman Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gould Loop Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right onto Ranger Lakes Nature Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Ranger Lakes Nature Trail Trailhead
- Ranger Lakes–County Road 61, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 841 ft
- Gould Loop Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Gould Loop Trail 5 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Bockman Road & Gould Loop Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,249 ft
- Gould Loop Trail 14 mi · ▲ 2,935 ft
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