City Lights Ridge & Burro To City Lights Ridge Trail via Mountain Lion Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft · 1 hr 51 min
City Lights Ridge & Burro To City Lights Ridge Trail via Mountain Lion Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Twin Spruce, CO. The route reaches City Lights Ridge at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,150 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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City Lights Ridge & Burro To City Lights Ridge Trail via Mountain Lion Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 7,654–8,699 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: 39.84700, -105.35795
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Mountain Lion Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Burro To City Lights Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach City Lights Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mountain Lion Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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