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Cheese Ranch Historic Park

Wildcat Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 47 min

Wildcat Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cheese Ranch Historic Park near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,784 – 5,958 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54851, -104.90283
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Wildcat Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,783–5,958 ft

Out & Back · Cheese Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: 39.54851, -104.90283

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 400 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading W.
  6. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wildcat-trail-out-back-3-km-9c81

Trail surface

47% dirt25% paved11% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark.

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