Mule Deer Trail & Raccoon Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. It climbs 958 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,849 – 9,502 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mule Deer Access Trail 39.87173, -105.42840
Nearest town Pactolus, CO
Directions
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Mule Deer Trail & Raccoon Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 8,848–9,502 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Mule Deer Access Trail · 39.87173, -105.42840
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 18% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mule Deer Access Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Raccoon Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach Mule Deer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mule Deer Access Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Light snowTemperature 74°F50°
Precip18%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
70°52°
18%
Sun
74°54°
44%
Mon
70°51°
52%
Tue
73°48°
43%
Wed
70°48°
41%
Thu
75°51°
42%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mule Deer Access Trail Trailhead
- Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail & Snowshoe Hare Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Dude's Fishing Hole & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Mule Deer Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Panorama Point & Mule Deer Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Service Road & Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Dude's Fishing Hole–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
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