Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 995 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Galbraith Park near Golden, CO. It climbs 995 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 995 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,944–6,943 ft
Out & Back · Mount Galbraith Park
Trailhead: Nightbird Gulch Trail · 39.76159, -105.23754
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 685 m from the trailhead
- Start on Nightbird Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Nightbird Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Nightbird Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 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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- Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 685 m from the trailhead
More from Nightbird Gulch Trail Trailhead
- Mount Galbraith–Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,336 ft
- Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft
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