Coyote Trail–Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Coal Creek, CO. It climbs 1,494 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,842 – 9,502 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aspen Meadows Campground Road 39.86510, -105.41745
Nearest town Coal Creek, CO
Directions
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Coyote Trail–Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 8,843–9,502 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Aspen Meadows Campground Road · 39.86510, -105.41745
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Service Road, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Raccoon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Coyote Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Service Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
85% dirt14% other1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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