Wildcat Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 53 min
Wildcat Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 53 min
Elevation 5,763–5,948 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Natural Area
Trailhead: Acres Green Trail · 39.54931, -104.89950
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wildcat Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Welte Park Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto Welte Park Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark.
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