Black Bear Trail & Horseshoe Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Black Bear Trail & Horseshoe Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Cottonwood, CO. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,193 – 8,960 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.83402, -105.40723
Nearest town Cottonwood, CO
Directions
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Black Bear Trail & Horseshoe Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 8,191–8,961 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: 39.83402, -105.40723
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 52° · precip 15% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Black Bear Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 80°F52°
Precip15%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
77°56°
Sun
79°58°
43%
Mon
76°55°
54%
Tue
73°53°
44%
Wed
72°51°
42%
Thu
81°55°
42%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Slough Pond & Black Bear Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 502 ft
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