Overlook–American Gulch Road, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Overlook–American Gulch Road, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,987 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Overlook–American Gulch Road, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 9,963–11,913 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.49752, -105.95028
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto American Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SE.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Glacier Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left onto Glacier Ridge Overlook Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Glacier Ridge Road, heading N.
- 2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading N.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto American Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 4.7 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- American Gulch Road & Humbug Hill Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft
- Georgia Gulch Road–Hannah's Way, 5 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,672 ft
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