Golden Gate Canyon State Park

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

4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Service Road–Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Coal Creek, CO. It climbs 726 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,964 – 9,289 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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

4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 8,963–9,289 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 Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Service Road, heading NW.
  9. 1.5 miReach Snowshoe Hare Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.5 miSharp right onto Snowshoe Hare Connector To Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowshoe Hare Access Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading N.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Aspen Meadows Campground Road, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Snowshoe Hare Trail, heading N.
  16. 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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