Newlin's Gold Trail & Rosie Rueter Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Newlin's Gold Trail & Rosie Rueter Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Surrey Ridge, CO. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Newlin's Gold Trail & Rosie Rueter Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,069–6,362 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.49366, -104.87225
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Newlin's Gold Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rosie Rueter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Newlin's Gold Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Newlin's Gold Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 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 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Newlin's Gold Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Newlin's Gold Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 458 ft
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