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Mule Deer Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. It climbs 409 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,639 – 9,046 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mule Deer Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 8,639–9,047 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. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 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

53% other47% dirt

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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