Summit Drive via Fountain Gulch Road
8 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Summit Drive via Fountain Gulch Road is an 8-mile out-and-back near Gilson Gulch, CO. It climbs 1,833 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,275 – 9,124 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Drive 39.76418, -105.50819
Nearest town Gilson Gulch, CO
Directions
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Summit Drive via Fountain Gulch Road
8 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 8,276–9,123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit Drive · 39.76418, -105.50819
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Fountain Gulch Road, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Summit Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Summit Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Fountain Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 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 surface
50% gravel50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
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