Snowline Lake & Ellsworth Gulch Road
2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 48 min
Snowline Lake & Ellsworth Gulch Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. The route reaches Snowline Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,921 – 9,079 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Road 39.88817, -105.49398
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Directions
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Snowline Lake & Ellsworth Gulch Road
2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 48 min
Elevation 8,922–9,078 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ellsworth Gulch Road · 39.88817, -105.49398
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 74°F / low 57° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Snowline Lake, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Snowline Lake Spur, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Snowline Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Snowline Lake, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ellsworth Gulch Road, heading N.
- 400 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
58% dirt42% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 74°F57°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
71°54°
39%
Mon
73°52°
42%
Tue
75°50°
39%
Wed
78°52°
41%
Thu
72°51°
35%
Fri
75°49°
29%
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