Kriley Pond–Mule Deer Trail, 4 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,479 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Kriley Pond–Mule Deer Trail, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Coal Creek, CO. The route reaches Kriley Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,479 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kriley Pond–Mule Deer Trail, 4 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,479 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 8,368–9,382 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Snowshoe Hare Trail · 39.86602, -105.41284
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Service Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Coyote/Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Blue Grouse Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Kriley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Coyote/Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Service Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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
More from Snowshoe Hare Trail Trailhead
- Buffalo Trail & Snowshoe Hare Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 736 ft
- Service Road–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- Mule Deer Trail–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 789 ft
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