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.
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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
- Start on Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Needle Eye Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Guinn Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miPass Gully Glades.
- 0.4 miPass Windmill Trees.
- 50 ftPass Slot Trees.
- 100 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 W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Rollins Pass Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Needle Eye Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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