Lilley Gulch–Black Bear Trail, 8 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Lindo Park near Twin Forks, CO. The route reaches Lilley Gulch at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 2,258 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,899 – 7,359 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.60324, -105.22256
Nearest town Twin Forks, CO
Directions
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Lilley Gulch–Black Bear Trail, 8 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,258 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 5,901–7,360 ft
Out & Back · Mount Lindo Park
Trailhead: 39.60324, -105.22256
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 84 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fence Line Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dark Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bradford Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Lilley Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lark Bunting Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Hidden Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dark Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fence Line Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F58°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Mon
79°60°
38%
Tue
82°64°
25%
Wed
80°60°
23%
Thu
84°60°
19%
Fri
86°63°
Sat
83°48°
35%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 84 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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