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Wildcat Natural Area

Wildcat Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 53 min

Wildcat Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,765 – 5,958 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

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

2.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 53 min

Elevation 5,763–5,958 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.54851, -104.90283

Weather Sep 5: 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. 0.7 miTurn left onto Welte Park Path, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Welte Park Path, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Trail, heading S.
  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-4-km-1c3a

Trail surface

43% dirt31% paved10% gravel16% 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 — 10 min before dark.

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