Mule Deer Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. It climbs 875 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,639 – 9,105 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mule Deer Trail 39.84985, -105.44574
Nearest town Pactolus, CO
Directions
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Mule Deer Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 8,639–9,104 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
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 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
67% dirt33% other
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mule Deer Trail Trailhead
- Mule Deer Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Kriley Pond & Blue Grouse Trail via Mule Deer Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Mule Deer Trail Loop 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft
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