Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 5 groves is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. The route passes Windmill Trees and Slot Trees before reaching Gully Glades at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,218 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,328 – 10,529 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trailhead 39.93833, -105.57644
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 5 groves
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 9,327–10,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trailhead · 39.93833, -105.57644
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 601 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Windmill Trees.
- 50 ftPass Slot Trees.
- 300 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
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 601 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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