Gully Glades–Guinn Mountain, 5 groves is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route passes Guinn Mountain, Gully Glades and Windmill Trees before reaching Slot Trees at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,834 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,292 – 11,674 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road 39.93500, -105.68221
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Gully Glades–Guinn Mountain, 5 groves
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,834 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 10,291–11,675 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road · 39.93500, -105.68221
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 60°F / low 38° · precip 28% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Guinn Mountain.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miPass Gully Glades.
- 0.4 miPass Windmill Trees.
- 50 ftPass Slot Trees.
- 250 ftReach Gully Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 60°F38°
Precip28%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
58°41°
17%
Sun
69°44°
55%
Mon
59°42°
42%
Tue
65°39°
32%
Wed
66°41°
40%
Thu
64°42°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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