Mount Galbraith–Cedar Gulch Trail, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Mount Galbraith–Cedar Gulch Trail, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Galbraith Park near Golden, CO. The route reaches Mount Galbraith at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 991 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Galbraith–Cedar Gulch Trail, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 6,287–7,302 ft
Out & Back · Mount Galbraith Park
Trailhead: Mount Galbraith Park Trailhead · 39.77361, -105.25411
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Nightbird Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Galbraith, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nightbird Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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