Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Trail Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Trail Loop is a 2.8-mile loop in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Coal Creek, CO. The route reaches Dude's Fishing Hole. It climbs 583 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Trail Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 8,721–9,119 ft
Loop · 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 Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Dude's Fishing Hole.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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