Summitt Gulch

4.9/5 (12 reviews)
Summit Gulch is a short, easy, but very narrow 4WD trail. It does not offer any views, but does pass some interesting mine ruins. Summit Gulch is part of the Golden Horseshoe trail system, which covers over 8000 acres between the Swan River and French Gulch and is crisscrossed with 4WD roads and ... Read More
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Highlights of Summitt Gulch

Forest Category Icon Forest
Mine Category Icon Mine
Highest Elevation
10445 ft
Shape of Trail
Straight Through
Typically Open
06/01 - 10/31
Best Direction
N/A
Official Trail Name
GH-74
Nearest Town
Breckenridge
Nearest Services
Breckenridge
Management Agency
White River National Forest
District
Dillon Ranger District

Overview

Summit Gulch is a short, easy, but very narrow 4WD trail. It does not offer any views, but does pass some interesting mine ruins. Summit Gulch is part of the Golden Horseshoe trail system, which covers over 8000 acres between the Swan River and French Gulch and is crisscrossed with 4WD roads and single track trails. The area has a rich history and is dotted with countless mines, mills, and cabins dating from the late 1870s through the 1950s. The Golden Horseshoe is popular for hiking, running, horseback riding, and mountain biking, as well as dirt bikes, ATVs, and larger OHVs. Please be cautious and courteous! Stay the trail, and pack out more than you packed in. It is vital that all visitors respect historic sites. Please leave them as you found them. Decades of tourists taking home bits of these historic buildings as mementos or carving their autographs have destroyed much of our history. Many historic sites are in a dangerous state of decay. Never enter or climb on historic ruins. It could damage the site, or worse, damage you!

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2 Trail Concerns
12 Community Reviews
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