Mountain Lion Trail is a 6.8 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Golden, Colorado that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
birding
hiking
mountain biking
nature trips
snowshoeing
trail running
walking
horseback riding
river
views
wild flowers
wildlife
bugs
rocky
At the trail head parking lot, there is an outhouse and trash bins. You'll need a day pass for the park.
7-22-17 -WD; sling water/ creek s lot, plus a beautiful forgotten meadow. With aspens -- could be a great fall color hike. It has partial shaded trail and wild flowers, as well as nice backcountry camping spots.
Recommend going clockwise or you'll be descending on a lot of loose rock. Challenging and varied scenery!
This is an 8.6 mile loop not 6.8. We followed the trail exactly and we finished at almost 9 miles. Wonderful hike.
beautiful hike. We saw only a handful of people all day, on a Sunday. avoid taking the windy peak route, a lot of work for lack luster views.
Takes you by river & meadows filled with wild flowers. You feel remote as not s lit of people on trail or views of city. It is marked difficult as there are some sections that have steady incline.
Great hike. A little too much exposure for the dog when we took Burro on the way back.