AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Prospect Hill Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Prospect Hill Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 576 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,292 – 10,834 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sally Barber Road 39.48438, -105.98074
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Prospect Hill Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 10,294–10,835 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sally Barber Road · 39.48438, -105.98074

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Sally Barber Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading N.
  8. 250 ftReach Prospect Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Governor King Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto County Road 566, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prospect-hill-road-out-back-16a2

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 71°48° 21%
Sun 72°49° 31%
Mon 64°47° 42%
Tue 68°43° 23%
Wed 71°46° 42%
Thu 72°46° 45%

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