Missouri Gulch Trail & South Fork Swan Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Missouri Gulch Trail & South Fork Swan Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 817 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,043 – 10,860 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: American Gulch Road 39.49464, -105.94830
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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Missouri Gulch Trail & South Fork Swan Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 10,043–10,860 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 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Fork Swan Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Missouri Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach South Fork Swan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right onto South Fork Swan Trail, heading SW.
- 2 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 69°F46°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 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
More from American Gulch Road Trailhead
- Georgia Gulch Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 964 ft
- South Fork Swan Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 785 ft
- Farncomb Hill–American Gulch Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft
- Mineral Hill & Georgia Gulch Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft
- Mountain Guyot Loop East Road & South Fork Swan Trail 8 mi · ▲ 1,675 ft
- American Gulch Road & Middle Fork Of The Swan Road 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,806 ft
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