AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lincoln Log & V8 via Gordon Gulch

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Lincoln Log & V8 via Gordon Gulch is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Silver Springs, CO. It climbs 1,211 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,307 – 8,783 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Matchless Spur 40.00539, -105.48132
Nearest town Silver Springs, CO
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Lincoln Log & V8 via Gordon Gulch

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 8,307–8,782 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Matchless Spur · 40.00539, -105.48132

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Matchless Spur, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Upham Gulch, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upham Spur, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Big Lizard, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto V8, heading E.
  9. 250 ftSharp left onto Gordon Gulch, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lincoln Log, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miReach V8, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Gordon Gulch, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto V8, heading S.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Big Lizard, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upham Spur, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Upham Gulch, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Matchless Spur, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 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/lincoln-log-v8-out-back-9-km-5689

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 75°51° 37%
Mon 76°54° 32%
Tue 77°52° 33%
Wed 80°54° 38%
Thu 78°53° 33%
Fri 77°52° 29%

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