Colorado Trails

Columbine Road

4.7/5 (7 reviews)

Central City, Colorado (Gilpin County)

Last Updated: 11/10/2020

Trail Information

Highlights

In 1859, John Gregory discovered gold in a gulch near what became Central City, Colorado and the gold rush was on. Within a few months, the population grew to 10,000 people seeking their fortunes. The area around Central City, Colorado became known as "The Richest Square Mile on Earth." During the late 1800s to early 1900s millions (perhaps billions) of dollar's worth of gold and silver were extracted from the hills of Gilpin County. Columbine Road is the most popular, eastern entry point into the Yankee Hill network that is littered with dozens of offroad trails. This offroad trail is also the most direct route to the Columbine Campground.

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Trail Reviews

4.7/5 (7 reviews)

3000

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 01/28/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Columbine Road is a pretty uneventful dirt road. The snow was no issue at all. There are extensive camping possibilities along the trail.

Benjamin Allison

2700

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 12/10/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Dirt road nothing special

1500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/22/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Easy parking lot trail

2700

Open

Visited: 02/21/2022

Mud and snow. Easily passable. Just a connection.

2700

Open

Visited: 02/13/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Just a connector trail, has a parking lot for trailers on it.

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