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Spring Gulch Trail via East/West Regional Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Spring Gulch Trail via East/West Regional Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,742 – 5,968 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52577, -104.98801
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Spring Gulch Trail via East/West Regional Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,740–5,968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.52577, -104.98801

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miBear right onto Spring Gulch Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Proghorn Park path, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Gulch Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach Spring Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Proghorn Park path, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-gulch-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

65% dirt12% paved1% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like79°Precip11%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°66°
Sun 90°61° 28%
Mon 89°67° 29%
Tue 88°60° 34%
Wed 86°59° 36%
Thu 89°61° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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