White Ranch Park East Trailhead

Moderate trail. Up and down to the creek twice for 1600ft of elevation. Rocky, gravel, sand trails. Some rock scrambling. Many cyclists.

Fun and challenging place for a hike or bike ride, with beautiful views and plenty of trail! The climb up to the West trailhead is aggressive and rocky in parts, but well worth the trip back down, especially by mountain bike! Caution, the trails are not for the faint of heart or for cheap bikes... the bike-only trail has plenty of technical rock challenges, several significant trail drops, and lots of banking - bring good brakes and a snug helmet!!

In search of a free walk through the wilderness, I tried this trail out. Absolutely do not recommend unless you are cycling. The first portion is a narrow, rocky in and out so be prepared to awkwardly move over a lot. I didn't enjoy it and the cyclists don't either as evidenced by the fact that somebody let the air out of my motorcycle tire while I hiked it (wasn't even taking a parking spot)

I went hiking here and it was nice. The trails are shared between mountain bikers and hikers which was a bit annoying for both me and the mountain bikers but we made it work. The views are pretty nice too and the trail was a moderate difficulty level. I had no issue with hiking here since I hike weekly but the person I came with was not a regular hiker and she thought it was difficult.

This is terrible for hiking. I mean that. It's absolutely hateful each step. As you see it's beautiful location. But there are hundreds of bikes on the trail, every 20/30 seconds someone is jumping hoping, translating and switching gears, breathless near you. Some parts are so tide that I didn't feel safe at all. This is definitely for 🚲 ONLY. The very few hiker's like me must breathe the dust that the competition boy's on 🚲 create. There is no connection to the nature. It's impossible to hike or enjoy anything there. It's busier than time's square. I wish someone was more blunt about how not hike is that trail. Also is forbidden to walk outside of the trail because Is private property. I did went inside the forest near by, to relax. For hiking is very stressful and not recommended. I would not go there again. Do not recommend.

Wow! Just wow. This hike is quite a climb right out of the gate. Park at the East Trailhead, bathrooms are here, use them because you won’t see another one until you get to the top. Bring lots of water! Dress in layers - the sun beats down on you for the bulk of the hike. If you decide to come back down by Longhorn, parts of the trail are BIKE only…so be mindful of the fork in the trail. A great workout for hikers, runners, and riders. Go Golden!!!

Beautiful hiking trails close to Denver. The trail wasn't overly crowded. Kid friendly and great for rockhounding.

Beautiful mountain trails great for hiking and being out in Nature.🙂