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Hotel Gulch 080510

May 10, 2008 by Monica

Hotel Gulch

Trail Run on May 10, 2008
Report and photos by Monica I., Trail Leader
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Walt S.
Gray 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
Bill S.
Khaki 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Ladd G.
Green 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Gary R.
Yellow 1978 Jeep CJ-7
Todd S.
Silver 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
Jon B.
Gray 2000 Jeep Wrangler
Steve B.
Green 2000 Jeep Wrangler
Monica I.
Red 2010 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Mark U.
Red 1989 Jeep Wrangler
Steve G.
Gold 1999 Chevrolet Blazer

We finished up Missouri Gulch at the trailhead for Hotel Gulch, so that was our next trail. We hoped to find another way up to Rampart Range Road from Highway 67, and this looked like it might be a good one. It was fairly straight, so it might be pretty easy and quick.

The trail started as an easy, wide, dirt road at a big lodge. The main lodge building was huge and had other rooms like a hotel -- fitting at the base of Hotel Gulch. There were also other cabins nearby, and we saw many more cabins as we climbed up the trail.

We made one wrong turn at a driveway, but otherwise the route finding was easy. It was a mellow trail, and a really pretty one. We went through gorgeous meadows, and once found ourselves next to a big beaver dam. We didn't see any beavers, though.

It didn't take us long at all to get up to Rampart Range Road. This had to be the easiest and quickest way up to the middle of the network of trails there. We'll probably be using this connector road again in the future.

We turned north and headed up Rampart Range Road to connect to Fern Creek and make a huge loop.

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Reports from Other Days: 8

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January 11, 2020

Led by Matt K.
This was the second trail of the day.  We stopped by the old hotel for lunch, and the two new Members in the group aired back up to go back home. Soon after lunch, we started the way up Hotel Gulch.  This trail did have more snow on it because…
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