Jumbo Overlook–Extension Mill Road, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Jumbo Overlook at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 705 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,935 – 10,309 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: X10U8 Trail 39.48405, -106.00988
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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Jumbo Overlook–Extension Mill Road, 6 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 9,936–10,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: X10U8 Trail · 39.48405, -106.00988
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on X10U8 Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mineral Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Prospect Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto One Step Over Cabin Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Southern Cross Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Pelican Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Extension Mill Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Hard Luck Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jumbo Mine Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Jumbo Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hard Luck Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Extension Mill Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Pelican Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Extension Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto One Step Over Cabin Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mineral Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto X10U8 Trail, heading NE.
- 50 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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