Golden Gate Canyon State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi7,655 – 8,698 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84700, -105.35795
Nearest town Twin Spruce, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftSharp left onto Mountain Lion Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Burro To City Lights Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach City Lights Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mountain Lion Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 450 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 75°57° 29%
Mon 78°58° 47%
Tue 77°54° 35%
Wed 79°55° 40%
Thu 78°57° 32%
Fri 82°54° 25%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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