Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Galbraith Park near Golden, CO. It climbs 1,457 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,945 – 6,857 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nightbird Gulch Trail 39.76159, -105.23754
Nearest town Golden, CO
Directions
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Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,944–6,857 ft
Out & Back · Mount Galbraith Park
Trailhead: Nightbird Gulch Trail · 39.76159, -105.23754
Weather Sep 4: 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 NE.
- 1.3 miReach Nightbird Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading SW.
- 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.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 685 m from the trailhead
More from Nightbird Gulch Trail Trailhead
- Cedar Gulch Trail & Nightbird Gulch Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 995 ft
- Mount Galbraith–Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,336 ft
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