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Lower McCullough Gulch Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Colorado

Lower McCullough Gulch Trail

Breckenridge, Colorado

2.4 mi

Distance

656 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 5m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lower McCullough Gulch Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,140 ft
Max:3,320 ft
Gain:200 ft
Loss:200 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,140 ft and 3,320 ft across 2.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,140 ft3,200 ft3,260 ft3,320 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.8 mi2.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,146 ft
High point1.2 mi3,320 ft
End2.4 mi3,146 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Blue River, CO · about 2 mi away
County:
Summit County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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