Washington Gulch
4.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9403 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Campgrounds
Along the way Gothic Campground - Gunnison RD
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.9698, -107.0453 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Washington Gulch #403 the Forest Service's write-up
season June to October
The Washington Gulch Trail #403 begins a quarter mile north of the Gothic Campground and ends when it intersects the Washington Gulch Road, FSR #811. The heads southeast with a few switchbacks and then parallels Rock Creek for approximately 1.5 miles. It then crosses the creek, turns south, and begins to climb in elevation. It comes to an end at Washington Gulch Road. This is a very scenic trail and makes a great day hike. It is also very popular with mountain bikers.
Restrictions Open to Hiking, Horseback, and Mountain Bike
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
