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Mineral Hill–Golden Rule Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Mineral Hill–Golden Rule Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Mineral Hill. It climbs 640 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,368 – 10,886 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Mineral Hill–Golden Rule Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 10,369–10,887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road · 39.48731, -105.98080

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Mineral Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fuller Trail, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto Golden Rule Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mineral-hill-golden-rule-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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