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Lee Gulch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Lee Gulch Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Broadway Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,355 – 5,591 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lee Gulch Trail 39.57802, -104.98808
Nearest town Broadway Estates, CO
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Lee Gulch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,356–5,591 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lee Gulch Trail · 39.57802, -104.98808

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: South Broadway & West Jamison Avenue stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lee Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto High Line Canal & Lee Gulch Trails, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Gulch Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miReach Lee Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 1.7 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal & Lee Gulch Trails, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lee-gulch-trail-lee-gulch-trail-out-back-9-km-22ce

Trail surface

79% dirt16% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like79°Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°67°
Sun 90°62° 28%
Mon 90°68° 29%
Tue 89°61° 31%
Wed 87°60° 34%
Thu 90°62° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Broadway & West Jamison Avenue stop 248 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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