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Jenny Lind - Perigo & Moon Gulch Spur

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,706 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Jenny Lind - Perigo & Moon Gulch Spur is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 2,706 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,855 – 10,125 ft · steepest grade: 26%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moon Gulch Spur 39.89705, -105.54211
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Jenny Lind - Perigo & Moon Gulch Spur

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,706 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Elevation 8,856–10,126 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Moon Gulch Spur · 39.89705, -105.54211

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Moon Gulch Spur, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Jumbo Mountain Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto FS 290.1, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Apex Spur Road, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading NW.
  7. 2.6 miReach Moon Gulch Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.6 miTurn left onto Apex Spur Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto FS 290.1, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jumbo Mountain Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Moon Gulch Spur, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jenny-lind-perigo-moon-gulch-spur-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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