City of Golden North Table Mountain Area
Lichen Peak via North Table Mountain Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Lichen Peak via 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 444 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lichen Peak via North Table Mountain Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 6,119–6,582 ft
Out & Back · City of Golden North Table Mountain Area
Trailhead: North Table Mountain Trail · 39.77934, -105.22692
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Pine Ridge Rd stop 435 m from the trailhead
- Start on North Table Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Climbing Access Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto North Table Loop Trail, heading N.
- 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 SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Climbing Access Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Pine Ridge Rd stop 435 m from the trailhead
More from North Table Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Climbing Access Trail & Golden Cliffs Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 792 ft
- Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
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