Horseshoe Trail
2 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 51 min
Horseshoe Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Coal Creek, CO. It climbs 382 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,819 – 9,124 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85054, -105.42681
Nearest town Coal Creek, CO
Directions
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Horseshoe Trail
2 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 51 min
Elevation 8,820–9,124 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: 39.85054, -105.42681
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Horseshoe Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F54°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
74°56°
27%
Mon
69°54°
36%
Tue
75°52°
30%
Wed
74°48°
24%
Thu
74°46°
18%
Fri
73°47°
15%
More from this trailhead
- Mule Deer Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Horseshoe Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 4 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- Kriley Pond via Mule Deer Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Black Bear Trail & Horseshoe Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 999 ft
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