Mineral Hill & Georgia Gulch Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Mineral Hill & Georgia Gulch Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Mineral Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,658 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,043 – 11,004 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: American Gulch Road 39.49464, -105.94830
Nearest town Lincoln, CO

Directions

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Mineral Hill & Georgia Gulch Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 10,045–11,006 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: American Gulch Road · 39.49464, -105.94830

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on American Gulch Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Georgia Gulch Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miReach Mineral Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftBear right onto Georgia Gulch Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto American Gulch Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F46°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 71°48° 20%
Mon 66°47° 39%
Tue 72°44° 38%
Wed 74°47° 45%
Thu 67°46° 40%
Fri 70°43° 30%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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