OMG / Russel Gulch / Apex- Ghost Town & Cemeterys
OMG rd. / Virginia Canyon rd. to Russel Gulch Ghost Town & Exploring spurs in the area; leaving via Russel Gulch rd. or Alps Hill rd., whatever looks better at the time. First a quick detour left to Bald Mtn. Cemetery, then back and up Kings Flats rd. to 3 others- Catholic, City and Independent Order of Oddfellows- finally out via Upper Apex rd to Apex Valley rd to 119. You can follow that track on the trailhead map on traildamage.com pretty easily.
Meet at the Russel Ghost Townsite on OMG / Virginia Canyon rd around 12-1:00, it is a huge photo op so a casual meeting time is easy. If anyone want to do Oh My God rd first from the Idaho Springs side you can meet up there earlier.
Directions:
From Eureka Street in Central City, take Virginia Canyon Road up and out of town. This is also known as Oh-My-God Road. You will see the colorful town of Russell Gulch 2.4 miles down this easy road from Central City. Turn left on Upper Russell Gulch Road to visit the town and explore the trails.
To do Oh-My-God Road first, meet at the McDonald's or Starbucks in Idaho Springs. Russell Gulch is about 6 miles from Idaho Springs if you take the easy route.
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http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=150
My wife and I have wanted to see the cemeterys in this area since we did Yankee Hill earlier this year and met up by them. Russel Gulch is a big, well preserved Ghost town, and the spurs around it look like fun to wheel, and are full of mining relics, so we figured it would make a fun addition to the cemeterys. We have to work in the morning and will be leaving Denver around 10:30-11:00, we're hoping the light will be pretty good in the afternoon for photos. This run is as much about photos as Jeeping, we plan to stop a lot and probabaly won't need to air down. Should be very stocker friendly, and who knows, we may be surprised with some more challenging trails. Russel Gulch is rated 2-3, and Apex Road is rated a 1 in the Wells books.
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