City of Golden North Table Mountain Area
Lichen Peak & North Table Mountain Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 666 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Lichen Peak & North Table Mountain Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in City of Golden North Table Mountain Area near Golden, CO. The route reaches Lichen Peak at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 666 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lichen Peak & North Table Mountain Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 666 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 5,910–6,582 ft
Out & Back · City of Golden North Table Mountain Area
Trailhead: North Table Mountain Trail · 39.76584, -105.21743
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Table Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Climbing Access Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Table Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lichen Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lichen Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto North Table Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Climbing Access Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Table Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Climbing Access Trail–Golden Cliffs Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft
- Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,468 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,451 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,508 ft
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