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Mule Deer Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,639 – 8,727 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mule Deer Trail 39.84985, -105.44574
Nearest town Pactolus, CO

Directions

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Mule Deer Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 41 min

Elevation 8,639–8,727 ft

Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Trailhead: Mule Deer Trail · 39.84985, -105.44574

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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