Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Mule Deer Trail–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Mule Deer Trail–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Coal Creek, CO. It climbs 789 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,964 – 9,380 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snowshoe Hare Trail 39.86602, -105.41284
Nearest town Coal Creek, CO

Directions

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Mule Deer Trail–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 8,963–9,382 ft

Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Trailhead: Snowshoe Hare Trail · 39.86602, -105.41284

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftBear right onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Service Road, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftSharp left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Coyote/Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miReach Snowshoe Hare Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Service Road, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading SE.
  22. 50 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F56°
Precip9%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 69°55° 33%
Mon 73°51° 47%
Tue 74°49° 39%
Wed 78°51° 41%
Thu 72°51° 34%
Fri 75°48° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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