West Harvard Gulch Trail
4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 24 min
West Harvard Gulch Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Ruby Hill, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,243 – 5,404 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.68031, -104.99748
Nearest town Ruby Hill, CO
Directions
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West Harvard Gulch Trail
4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 5,242–5,402 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.68031, -104.99748
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Evans stop 494 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Platte River Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto West Harvard Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach West Harvard Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto South Platte River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
45% paved55% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Evans stop 494 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- South Platte River Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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