Michigan River Road & South Fork Michigan Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Michigan River Road & South Fork Michigan Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Never Summer Wilderness near Gould, CO. It climbs 860 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,331 – 10,191 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Michigan River Road 40.45309, -105.99009
Nearest town Gould, CO
Directions
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Michigan River Road & South Fork Michigan Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 9,333–10,190 ft
Out & Back · Never Summer Wilderness
Trailhead: Michigan River Road · 40.45309, -105.99009
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on South Fork Michigan Trail, heading SE.
- 4.3 miReach Michigan River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% dirt70% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F47°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
73°50°
Sun
75°53°
20%
Mon
66°50°
25%
Tue
72°44°
17%
Wed
76°49°
25%
Thu
74°49°
34%
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