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Windy Saddle Park

Mount Zion Viewpoint–Clear Creek, 5 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Mount Zion Viewpoint–Clear Creek, 5 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Windy Saddle Park near Golden, CO. The route passes Tucker Gulch, Clear Creek and Clear Creek before reaching Mount Zion Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,774 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,650 – 7,153 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77565, -105.23317
Nearest town Golden, CO
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Mount Zion Viewpoint–Clear Creek, 5 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,650–7,152 ft

Out & Back · Windy Saddle Park

Trailhead: 39.77565, -105.23317

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Pine Ridge Rd stop 315 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Highway 93 Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tucker Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1 miPass Tucker Gulch.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miPass Clear Creek.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kids Pump Track, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftPass Clear Creek.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto US 6 Trail, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 1.5 miSharp right onto Mount Zion Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miReach Mount Zion Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  20. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto US 6 Trail, heading N.
  22. 450 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kids Pump Track, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tucker Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  28. 1 miTurn right onto Highway 93 Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-zion-viewpoint-clear-creek-out-back-7-lakes

Trail surface

50% paved47% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 89°F66°
Precip9%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 86°61° 25%
Mon 83°71° 41%
Tue 85°66° 30%
Wed 87°66° 38%
Thu 87°68° 29%
Fri 89°66° 21%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Pine Ridge Rd stop 315 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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