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McCullough Gulch Viewpoint & McCullough Gulch Road via McCullough Gulch Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 1 hr 14 min

McCullough Gulch Viewpoint & McCullough Gulch Road via McCullough Gulch Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Tordal Estates, CO. The route reaches McCullough Gulch Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 856 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi11,083 – 11,943 ft · steepest grade: 32%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McCullough Gulch Road 39.40107, -106.07926
Nearest town Tordal Estates, CO
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McCullough Gulch Viewpoint & McCullough Gulch Road via McCullough Gulch Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 11,085–11,942 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: McCullough Gulch Road · 39.40107, -106.07926

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 66°F / low 42° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on McCullough Gulch Road, heading SW.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto McCullough Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miReach McCullough Gulch Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto McCullough Gulch Road, heading E.
  5. 0.9 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/mccullough-gulch-viewpoint-mccullough-gulch-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-4-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F42°
Precip10%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 66°45° 19%
Sun 70°46° 22%
Mon 61°46° 41%
Tue 64°41° 21%
Wed 67°44° 42%
Thu 68°45° 45%

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