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Panorama Point & Mule Deer Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. The route reaches Panorama Point. It climbs 536 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,056 – 9,502 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mule Deer Access Trail 39.87173, -105.42840
Nearest town Pactolus, CO

Directions

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Panorama Point & Mule Deer Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 9,056–9,502 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

  1. Start on Mule Deer Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Raccoon Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Panorama Point.
  6. 0.6 miReach Panorama Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Mule Deer Access Trail, heading E.
  11. 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Light snowTemperature 74°F50°
Precip18%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
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%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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