Acres Green Trail & Wildcat Trail
2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 45 min
Acres Green Trail & Wildcat Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Acres Green Trail & Wildcat Trail
2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,801–5,948 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Natural Area
Trailhead: Acres Green Trail · 39.54646, -104.89946
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Acres Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wildcat Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Acres Green Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Acres Green Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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