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Mount Galbraith Park

Mount Galbraith–Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,336 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Mount Galbraith–Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Galbraith Park near Golden, CO. The route reaches Mount Galbraith at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,336 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,945 – 7,304 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nightbird Gulch Trail 39.76159, -105.23754
Nearest town Golden, CO
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Mount Galbraith–Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,336 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,944–7,302 ft

Out & Back · Mount Galbraith Park

Trailhead: Nightbird Gulch Trail · 39.76159, -105.23754

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 685 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Nightbird Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Galbraith Summit Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Mount Galbraith, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Mount Galbraith Loop, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Nightbird Gulch Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-galbraith-out-back-c3be

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 685 m from the trailhead

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