23 miles
Distance
4,403 ft
Climb
-4,403 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
This is located in a state park, so an $8 daily pass or annual pass is required.
This route highlights Mule Deer Trail and Mountain Lion Trail, the parks two best trails. The route is essentially two loops linked by some double track and a short stint on a dirt road through the scenic aspen meadows campground. If your a purist and want a touch more singletrack you can utilize the Snowshoe Hare Trail. However the trail quality is not on par with the other trails in the park, be ready for loose rock and sections of scree, the trail also widens into a double track at times. Thus I typically don't include it when I set out to enjoy The Best of Golden Gate.
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Trails in Route
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Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypeLoop
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Bike typeAM
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingHard
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Ridelogs
More Stats for The Best of Golden Gate Canyon mountain bike route
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Altitude min7,614 ft
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Altitude start8,353 ft
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Altitude end8,353 ft
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Grade max-63.2%
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Grade min53.8%
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Distance climb10 miles
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Distance down11 miles
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Distance flat2 miles
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Photos
Videos

Mountain lion trail Golden Gate Canyon State Park
trail: Mountain Lion (Upper)
11:06 | 182 | comments: 0 | favs:
Jan 12, 2018

Mountain Lion Descent | Mountain Biking at Golden Gate Canyon State Park
trail: Mountain Lion (Upper)
276 | comments: 0 | favs:
Sep 6, 2017

DOWN STREAM
trail: Mountain Lion (Lower)
2:11 | 330 | comments: 1 | favs: 3
May 18, 2015
Theron Tate and bad ass dog Maxxis sneaking in a ride between the rain storms.
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Sep 29, 2019 @ 10:09am Sep 29, 2019 | ||||
Sep 2, 2019 @ 9:26am Sep 2, 2019 | ||||
Sep 2, 2019 @ 9:26am Sep 2, 2019 | ||||
Sep 2, 2019 @ 9:26am Sep 2, 2019 | ||||
Sep 2, 2019 @ 9:26am Sep 2, 2019 |
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