Wildcat Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Wildcat Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Cheese Ranch Historic Park near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,768–5,898 ft
Out & Back · Cheese Ranch Historic Park
Trailhead: 39.54797, -104.91304
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Wildcat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cheese Ranch Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Welte Park Path via Cheese Ranch Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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