Slough Pond–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Pactolus, CO. The route reaches Slough Pond at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,400 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,203 – 9,502 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88070, -105.44485
Nearest town Pactolus, CO
Directions
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Slough Pond–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,400 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 8,202–9,502 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.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Coyote/Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Slough Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miBear right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Coyote/Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miSharp right onto Raccoon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 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
99% dirt1% 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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