Mule Deer Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. It climbs 720 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,577 – 9,213 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mule Deer Trail 39.86854, -105.44567
Nearest town Pactolus, CO
Directions
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Mule Deer Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 8,576–9,213 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Mule Deer Trail · 39.86854, -105.44567
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
99% other1% dirt
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 73°F51°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
71°51°
36%
Mon
72°51°
45%
Tue
74°49°
39%
Wed
78°51°
41%
Thu
71°51°
34%
Fri
75°48°
28%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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- Coyote Trail via Mule Deer Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
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