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Highway 93 Trail

3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Highway 93 Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Golden, CO. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,768 – 5,991 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75810, -105.23139
Nearest town Golden, CO
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Highway 93 Trail

3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,767–5,990 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.75810, -105.23139

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Washington St & 6th St stop 519 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Magpie Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto New Loveland Mine Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Magpie Gulch Trail, heading N.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Highway 93 Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miBear left onto Magpie Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  23. 200 ftTurn left onto New Loveland Mine Park Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Magpie Gulch Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highway-93-trail-out-back-5-km-3fff

Trail surface

83% paved4% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington St & 6th St stop 519 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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