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The California Gulch Trail is located about 9 miles North-Northeast of Silverton. When I last rode this trail, it was as a return route to Silverton from the Poughkeepsie Gulch Trail. Therefore, the "trailhead" as shown below is at the end of that trail. If you were to drive the California Gulch Trail by itself, you would enter at my "trail end", drive to California Pass, and perhaps take the Placer & Picayne Gulches Loop on the way back. As such, you would start the California Gulch Trail at the ghost town of Animas Forks by driving northeast out of Silverton on SR 110 (Animas Forks Rd) approximately 12 miles. Like many other trails in the area, the California Gulch Trail is an easy, scenic drive with lots of history along the way. As I drove the trail back from Poughkeepsie Gulch, we topped out at 12,900 feet at California Pass (Waypoint CG01-04) and followed CR 19 eastward towards Animas Forks. At Waypoint CG01-10, we found a horizontal mineshaft off to the left. At Waypoint CG01-14 is a fork; right to Placer & Picayne Gulches, and straight ahead to Animas Forks. Just past Waypoint CG01-16 are the remains of the Frisco Mill. At the trail end, take the self-guided tour through the ghost town of Animas Forks. The California Gulch Trail is just a little over 4 miles one way and takes only an hour or so to drive, so there’s lots of time to explore the area.
More information on California Gulch Trail, Silverton, CO
http://www.webejeepin.com/Trails/Colorado/California_Gulch.htm
http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/html/sjo2000_monday.html
http://www.atvtrails.org/California_Gulch.html
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