Skydale Spur Road & Skydale Spur via Skydale North
3 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Skydale Spur Road & Skydale Spur via Skydale North is a 3-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 652 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,069 – 9,712 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88978, -105.51055
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Directions
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Skydale Spur Road & Skydale Spur via Skydale North
3 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 9,068–9,711 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.88978, -105.51055
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skydale Spur, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Skydale North, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Skydale Spur Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Skydale Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Skydale North, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Skydale Spur, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 74°F56°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
72°51°
41%
Mon
73°51°
41%
Tue
74°49°
39%
Wed
78°51°
41%
Thu
72°51°
35%
Fri
75°48°
30%
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