Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. The route reaches Dude's Fishing Hole at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 603 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 8,840–9,443 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Mule Deer Access Trail · 39.87173, -105.42840
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 18% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mule Deer Access Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Service Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Dude's Fishing Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Service Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mule Deer Access Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mule Deer Access Trail Trailhead
- Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail & Snowshoe Hare Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Panorama Point & Mule Deer Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Service Road & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Dude's Fishing Hole–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
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