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Turks & Upper Turks

4 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Turks & Upper Turks is a 4-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,000 – 10,368 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite 39.48641, -105.98019
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Turks & Upper Turks

4 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 10,001–10,367 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite · 39.48641, -105.98019

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on French Gulch Road, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Turks, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Turks, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto B&B Mine Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftReach Upper Turks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Turks, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right onto Upper Turks, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading W.
  11. 200 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/turks-upper-turks-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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