Colorado · Hiking · Near Leadville

Wilder Gulch

5.0 mi
round trip
690 ft
climb
11,281 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Wilder Gulch is an easy out-and-back hike in the Dillon Ranger District of Colorado's White River National Forest, about 5 miles long with an elevation gain of about 690 feet. It starts at roughly 10,400 feet and climbs to about 11,281 feet at the high point. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Climax weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 67°F and lows near 40°F, with no snow days. Winter there brings highs in the upper 20s and frequent snow days. The trail is a natural-surface route that allows both horses and bikes. It is open year-round. Corral Creek and Wilder Gulch Connect are both within a mile, and Wheeler Lakes (Gore Range #60) and Officer's Gulch West lie a few miles farther.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Frisco Area

    Campground

    Campground · 7.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Sawmill Pizza and Taphouse

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rainsPlazak, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Matchless Mine

    Attraction

    In town

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