AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spruce Gulch Single Track & The Grind

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,324 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Spruce Gulch Single Track & The Grind is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 1,324 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,995 – 8,278 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12537, -105.36304
Nearest town Springdale, CO
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Spruce Gulch Single Track & The Grind

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,324 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,996–8,276 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12537, -105.36304

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Golden Age Road, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto The Grind, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Spruce Gulch Single Track, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miReach Spruce Gulch Single Track, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto The Grind, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading E.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Golden Age Road, heading W.
  15. 0.2 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/spruce-gulch-single-track-out-back

Trail surface

37% dirt2% gravel61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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