| RattleSnakeG | Rattlesnake Gulch in Eldorado Canyon State Park | ||||||
| Trail Network Overview | Lollipop loop starting at Folwer/Rattlesnake Gulchtrailhead. Road and shoulder access on Colorado 170 from Springbrook and Doudy Draw trails. | ||||||
| Key | RSG | Connects to: | Also Known As: | Shares Fowler trail at start | |||
| Waypoints | 10 | New | Modified | ||||
| 10/10/2009 | |||||||
| Distance Statistics | |||||||
| Cycle Computer | TrackLog | Route | Round Trip | ||||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | |||||
| Elevation Statistics | |||||||
| Start | End | Min | Max | Gain | Ascent | Descent | Grade |
| 6,069 | 6,713 | 5,048 | 5,327 | 644 | 994 | 300 | 1 |
| Type | Mountain Bike | Rating | Non - technical, but has steep rocky or loose sections | ||||
| Codes | Msd | ||||||
| Surfaces | Mostly single track, loose/steep/rocky in areas. | ||||||
| Notes | $3 walk in fee or
state park pass required. Very doable extension of SpringBrook Trail from Doudy Draw Trailhead |
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| Track Color | Map Color | Track Starts @ | Track Ends @ | ||||
| Dark Cyan | Teal | Junction of Eastlake Brantner Gulch (RPLebg) | Yosemite & Riverdale Rd (RPLyrr) | ||||
| Waypoint | Longitude | Latitude | Comment | Altitude | Waypoint Type | Long Description / note | |
| RSG-th | 39 55.769 | -104 17.406 | Trailhead | 6,069 | Parking Area | Fowler/Rattlesnake Trailhead - share Tr E | |
| RSGft | 39 55.769 | -104 17.269 | Fowler Tr | 6,087 | Trail Head | Leave Fowler Tr Hiking only to E of here! | |
| RSG1 | 39 55.635 | -104 17.514 | Via | 6,289 | Waypoint | Via | |
| RSG2 | 39 55.725 | -104 17.549 | Via | 6,379 | Waypoint | Via | |
| RSG3 | 39 55 410 | -104 17.559 | Via | 6,617 | Waypoint | Via | |
| RSGloop | 39 55.603 | -104 17.694 | Loop | 6,713 | Bike Trail | Spur to hotel ruins | |
| RSGcrags | 39 55.637 | -104 17.696 | Crags Ruins | 6,686 | Scenic Area | Ruins of Crags Hotel 1908 - 1912 Had funicular inclined railway from below |
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| RSGloop | See Above | Track/Route goes CCW | |||||
| RSGspur | 39 55.645 | -104 17.885 | Overlook Spur | 6,818 | Bike Trail | Short spur to continental divide overlook | |
| RSGcdo | 39 55.677 | -104 17.883 | Divide Overlook | 6,818 | Scenic Area | View of Continental Divide | |
| RSGtrain | 39 55.275 | -104 17.630 | Via Train | 7,060 | Waypoint | UP / BNSF tracks leave tunnel 100 yds S 15 tunnels to get past Eldorado Mtn |
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| RSGLoop | See Above | End of Loop | |||||