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4 miles

Distance

1,386 ft

Climb

-816 ft

Descent

01:16:52

Avg time

Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Coal Creek, Colorado
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (1 vote)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Popular in reverse
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#20960 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 75 in Hiking

One the best descents in the immediate Front Range area. Mt Lion is best ridden in a clockwise direction, parking at either the Nott Creek or Bridge Creek. Climb the single-track along until you hit the 1st intersection, with Burro trail.
Continue straight on the double-track, keeping right at the Buffalo Connector trail. After a short descent & small grind, you'll be greeted with a view of an old homestead.
Keep right on Mt Lion & continue to climb the jeep road, which eventually turns into single-track and gets much steeper & looser. Once you hit the saddle, your reward awaits: 2.2 miles of rock-strewn single-track that descends along Nott Creek, crossing it a several times. Lots of rocks, but nothing very steep on your way down.
At your final creek crossing, the trail changes into an access road for one final grunt. After passing the high point on the road & begin descending, keep an eye on the left for the final bit of single-track leading back to the Nott creek lot.

Access Info

Either pay a $7 daily user fee, or display your CO Parks pass for parking within the park boundaries.

More Stats for Mountain Lion (Upper) bike trail

Altitude change

569 ft
Altitude min

7,612 ft
Altitude max

8,897 ft
Altitude start

7,899 ft
Altitude end

8,468 ft
Grade

3.009%
Grade max

-86.577%
Grade min

153.221%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

176 ft
Avg time

01:16:52
Avg reverse time

00:58:33
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Status:

on Sep 2, 2019

Very Dry

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
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

6 Months

79 rides
13 miles avg distance

Photos

1 |

Dec 10, 2019 @ 12:28pm

Dec 10, 2019

91 |

Mar 14, 2018 @ 7:21pm

Mar 14, 2018

119 |

Oct 30, 2017 @ 6:06pm

Oct 30, 2017

201 |

Jul 31, 2017 @ 8:15pm

Jul 31, 2017

| 1 comments

Trail Lists

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
The Best of Golden Gate Canyon		23 miles

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Videos

Quarry 2,828 ft
Burro (mountain Lion) 3,271 ft
Service Road 4,747 ft
Nott Creek 4,793 ft
Burro (bridge Creek) 1 miles

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

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status	date	description
	Sep 2, 2019 @ 9:26am Sep 2, 2019
	Jun 29, 2019 @ 7:07am Jun 29, 2019
	Jul 23, 2018 @ 11:53am Jul 23, 2018	A little dicey on the slate
	Jun 12, 2018 @ 9:17am Jun 12, 2018	Good to go
	Apr 11, 2018 @ 8:58am Apr 11, 2018	Mtn lion descent going clockwise has 100' patches of death ice, and multiple big down trees. 60% good trail. Still a fun rip though

Mountain Lion (Upper)