Dude's Fishing Hole–Coyote Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. The route reaches Dude's Fishing Hole. It climbs 2,036 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,842 – 9,502 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reverands Ridge Nature Trail 39.87554, -105.44819
Nearest town Pactolus, CO
Directions
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Dude's Fishing Hole–Coyote Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,036 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 8,843–9,502 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Reverands Ridge Nature Trail · 39.87554, -105.44819
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 52° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Reverands Ridge Nature Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto State Park Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Raccoon Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Service Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Dude's Fishing Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Coyote Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Raccoon Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto State Park Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reverands Ridge Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 50 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
86% dirt12% other2% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 73°F52°
Precip6%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
72°51°
36%
Mon
73°51°
45%
Tue
74°49°
39%
Wed
78°51°
41%
Thu
72°51°
34%
Fri
75°48°
28%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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