Keystone Gulch Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Keystone Gulch Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It climbs 1,184 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,450 – 11,648 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Keystone Gulch Road 39.54844, -105.94007
Nearest town Keystone, CO

Directions

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Keystone Gulch Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 10,449–11,649 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Keystone Gulch Road · 39.54844, -105.94007

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 42° · precip 13% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Keystone Gulch Road, heading E.
  2. 2.4 miReach Keystone Gulch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F42°
Precip13%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity41%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 70°45° 20%
Sun 74°47° 39%
Mon 64°47° 41%
Tue 67°43° 25%
Wed 70°45° 42%
Thu 72°45° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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