Lower McCullough Gulch Road–Spruce Creek Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Lower McCullough Gulch Road–Spruce Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. It climbs 2,265 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lower McCullough Gulch Road–Spruce Creek Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 10,289–11,473 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail · 39.43701, -106.05068
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 40° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spruce Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miBear left onto McCullough Tunnel Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Lower McCullough Gulch Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach Spruce Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto McCullough Tunnel Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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