Caribou Ranch Open Space

Hicks Gulch

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,696 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Hicks Gulch is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Caribou Ranch Open Space near Caribou City, CO. It climbs 1,696 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,154 – 10,168 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00604, -105.56161
Nearest town Caribou City, CO

Directions

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Hicks Gulch

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,696 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 9,153–10,169 ft

Out & Back · Caribou Ranch Open Space

Trailhead: 40.00604, -105.56161

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 23% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Coon Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Managers, heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Hicks Gulch, heading SW.
  8. 1.8 miReach Hicks Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miBear right onto Managers, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Coon Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 2.6 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 72°F51°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 69°50° 18%
Sun 73°54° 56%
Mon 67°49° 45%
Tue 70°46° 33%
Wed 70°47° 38%
Thu 70°48° 42%

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