Dude's Fishing Hole–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Dude's Fishing Hole–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. The route reaches Dude's Fishing Hole. It climbs 1,067 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dude's Fishing Hole–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 8,721–9,443 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.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miPass Dude's Fishing Hole.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mule Deer Access Trail, heading NW.
- 150 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
- Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 603 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
- Mule Deer Trail & Raccoon Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 958 ft
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