James Peak Wilderness

Gully Glades–Guinn Mountain, 6 groves

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,996 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Gully Glades–Guinn Mountain, 6 groves is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in James Peak Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route passes Guinn Mountain, Gully Glades and Windmill Trees before reaching Slot Trees at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,996 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,292 – 11,461 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rollins Pass Road 39.92374, -105.66853
Nearest town East Portal, CO

Directions

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Gully Glades–Guinn Mountain, 6 groves

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,996 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 10,291–11,462 ft

Out & Back · James Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Rollins Pass Road · 39.92374, -105.66853

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Needle Eye Bypass Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
  4. 400 ftSharp right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miPass Guinn Mountain.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 2.7 miPass Gully Glades.
  10. 0.4 miPass Windmill Trees.
  11. 50 ftPass Slot Trees.
  12. 100 ftReach Gully Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
  14. 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftSharp left onto Rollins Pass Road, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Needle Eye Bypass Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading SW.
  20. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F42°
Precip28%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity53%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°40° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 61°44° 17%
Sun 71°47° 55%
Mon 61°44° 42%
Tue 67°41° 32%
Wed 68°43° 40%
Thu 66°44° 44%

Good to know

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