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Burro Trail

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 3.9 (21)
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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. Golden Gate Canyon State Park
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“A nice scenic loop that packs in more climbing than you'd expect. ”

Rachel Vecchitto
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4.1

Miles

6.6

KM

Point to Point

8,651' 2,637 m

High

7,826' 2,385 m

Low

1,034' 315 m

Up

918' 280 m

Down

9%

Avg Grade (5°)

27%

Max Grade (15°)

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Park at the Bridge Creek trailhead. There's a limited amount of parking, so arrive earlier if you want to be sure to get a spot. The beginning of the trail is off to the left, across a small creek, behind the restrooms.

The trail starts with a smaller climb up the hillside and then drops down to the beginning of the loop. You'll retrace your steps back over this first section to return to the trailhead later. When you get to the fork you have your choice of doing the loop clockwise or counterclockwise; both are similar, though going clockwise gives you a slightly shorter and steeper climb.

No matter which way you choose, roughly the first half of the loop is relatively sustained climbing that will get your heart pumping. At the halfway point, you have the option of taking a spur trail up to Windy Peak for beautiful 360-degree mountain views.

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Land Manager: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

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  3.9 from 21 votes

#3

in Golden Gate Canyon State Park

#7247

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#3

in Golden Gate Canyon Sta…

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in Colorado

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Just after one of the first switchbacks going up the west side of Burro Trail.
Sep 10, 2016 near Coal Creek, CO

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Jul 26, 2023
Gina G
Mar 11, 2023
Matt Culpepper
Clockwise from Nott Creek TH including Windy Peak Trl and Peak 8125. (5.5/1600)
Aug 3, 2022
Tarita Fisher Boersma
With Mesa 5.1mi — 2h 04m
May 14, 2022
Ben Everblue
Nov 7, 2021
Erik K
Note: This is a lollipop trail but the HP map ends a rather long, uphill mile from your car. Plan accordingly. 5.6mi — 8h 00m
Sep 26, 2021
Private User
Jul 4, 2021
Emily M
Plus path up to Windy Peak
Apr 3, 2021
Taylor West
With Erin and Kelly Hughes

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