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Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Burro Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Burro Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Twin Spruce, CO. It climbs 990 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,655 – 8,668 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84700, -105.35795
Nearest town Twin Spruce, CO
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Burro Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 7,654–8,667 ft

Out & Back · Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Trailhead: 39.84700, -105.35795

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftBear right onto Mountain Lion Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Burro Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Mountain Lion Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 400 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/windy-peak-burro-spur-to-windy-peak-trail-out-back

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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