Morgan Gulch Trail & Peru Creek High Trail via Morgan Gulch Road
11.6 mi · ▲ 4,023 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Morgan Gulch Trail & Peru Creek High Trail via Morgan Gulch Road is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 4,023 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Morgan Gulch Trail & Peru Creek High Trail via Morgan Gulch Road
11.6 mi · ▲ 4,023 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 10,273–12,301 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.59877, -105.85139
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Warden Gulch Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Morgan Gulch Road, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Peru Creek High Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Morgan Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Morgan Gulch Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Warden Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Morgan Gulch Trail 9 mi · ▲ 2,956 ft
- Morgan Gulch Road & Morgan Gulch Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 3,929 ft
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