Mule Deer Trail–Service Road, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. It climbs 936 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,842 – 9,502 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88070, -105.44485
Nearest town Pactolus, CO
Directions
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Mule Deer Trail–Service Road, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 8,844–9,502 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Trailhead: 39.88070, -105.44485
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Raccoon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Service Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Mule Deer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Raccoon Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
RainTemperature 77°F51°
Precip18%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
73°53°
20%
Sun
76°57°
44%
Mon
72°53°
51%
Tue
75°50°
41%
Wed
72°50°
40%
Thu
77°53°
42%
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