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In the present study we analyze concentrations and distributions of Fe, Ti and potentially hazardous trace elements in various grain-size fractions of a gully’s topsoil and focus on examination of spatial variations and grain-size effect. The study object is located in the southern taiga zone of European Russia and represents a relatively young erosional landform, incised in Quaternary deposits. Sampling of cross-sectional and longitudinal sequences of soils was performed. In total 25 samples of surface soil horizons were collected in different positions of the system including its internal (slopes, bottom, detrial fan) and external (watershed) units. The distributions of Fe, Ti, Mn, Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, Zn, Pb, Zr were analyzed in undifferentiated samples and in particle-size fractions: coarse and medium sand (1-0,25mm), fine and very fine sand (0,25-0,05mm), coarse silt (0,05-0,01mm), medium and fine silt (0,01-0,001mm) and clay (<0,001mm).