Wildcat Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Wildcat Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Natural Area near Acres Green, CO. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,763–5,948 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.55159, -104.89800
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 S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Acres Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, 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 NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Welte Park Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading SW.
- 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 SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Acres Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Wildcat Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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