Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 4 groves is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. The route passes Windmill Trees and Slot Trees before reaching Gully Glades at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,195 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,348 – 10,529 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93613, -105.58129
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 4 groves
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 9,347–10,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.93613, -105.58129
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 22% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 240 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miPass Windmill Trees.
- 50 ftPass Slot Trees.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Gully Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 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
100% dirt
Weather
Light rainTemperature 73°F50°
Precip22%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity38%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
70°51°
22%
Sun
75°52°
56%
Mon
70°51°
46%
Tue
73°48°
37%
Wed
73°49°
41%
Thu
73°51°
44%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 240 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Powderhorn Glades & Lake Eldora Ski Road 1.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Jenny Creek Trail & Lake Eldora Ski Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees Loop, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft
- Jenny Creek Trail–Lake Eldora Ski Road, 3 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,455 ft
- Beacon Peak–Guinn Mountain, 6 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,378 ft
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