Rainbow Lake–Gold HIll Trail, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. The route reaches Rainbow Lake. It climbs 2,071 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,184 – 10,319 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit County Recreational Pathway 39.54104, -106.04204
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
Directions
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Rainbow Lake–Gold HIll Trail, 5 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 9,182–10,319 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit County Recreational Pathway · 39.54104, -106.04204
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 333 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gold HIll Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ophir Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Peaks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Miners Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right onto South Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Miners Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Gold Hill, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Gold HIll Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 333 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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