One of two mesa-tops flanking the east side of Golden, Colorado, North Table Mountain is an easy-access day hike that offers spectacular views and many more miles of trail to explore. This quick-and-dirty escape begins at the top of Peery Parkway and follows a narrow singletrack trail up the mountain’s east slope. The trail winds above houses, eventually abutting a rocky shelf that is the moutnain’s capstone. On warm winter days, expect to see climbers using the trail to this point at mile 0.6 to access south-facing traditional climbing routes below the mountain’s summit.

This route continues to the edge of the plateau and following it south through open scrubby desert to the mountin’s high-point above Golden. The 360-degree view offers a peek at downtown Denver and to the COntinental Divide above Clear Creek to the west.

-Mapped by Kristy Holland

Trail Facts

• Distance: 2.8

Waypoints

072 – pine needles

Location: 35.192749, -84.47399

05-AUG-09 9:52:56AM (bed of pine needles)

071 – Rafters

Location: 35.200808, -84.467098

070

Location: 35.19958, -84.465245

05-AUG-09 9:26:25AM

069

Location: 35.19754, -84.463008

05-AUG-09 9:15:36AM

068

Location: 35.195776, -84.450221

05-AUG-09 8:46:59AM

067

Location: 35.1943, -84.449961

05-AUG-09 8:39:52AM

066

Location: 35.189593, -84.446774

05-AUG-09 8:29:14AM

065

Location: 35.185947, -84.448005

05-AUG-09 8:15:05AM

064

Location: 35.181942, -84.445989

05-AUG-09 8:00:53AM

063

Location: 35.183007, -84.439566

05-AUG-09 7:42:00AM

062

Location: 35.190064, -84.434402

05-AUG-09 7:16:33AM

076

Location: 35.188155, -84.502974

05-AUG-09 12:35:56PM

075

Location: 35.189481, -84.490277

05-AUG-09 12:00:56PM

074

Location: 35.187294, -84.488019

05-AUG-09 11:53:47AM

073

Location: 35.186993, -84.472947

05-AUG-09 11:12:14AM

021

Location: 35.188589, -84.306598

04-AUG-09 9:52:34AM

020 (Turn right) #2

Location: 35.188216, -84.305595

04-AUG-09 9:48:58AM

019

Location: 35.188729, -84.304598

04-AUG-09 9:43:50AM

018

Location: 35.188084, -84.303289

04-AUG-09 9:36:21AM

017

Location: 35.188081, -84.303287

04-AUG-09 9:36:16AM

016

Location: 35.188062, -84.303367

04-AUG-09 9:35:37AM

015

Location: 35.187533, -84.303325

04-AUG-09 9:33:10AM

014

Location: 35.18743, -84.302361

04-AUG-09 9:28:19AM

013

Location: 35.187058, -84.302563

04-AUG-09 8:59:08AM

012

Location: 35.187723, -84.30192

04-AUG-09 8:52:29AM

011

Location: 35.18723, -84.301501

04-AUG-09 8:49:20AM

010

Location: 35.187662, -84.301528

04-AUG-09 8:40:52AM

009

Location: 35.18723, -84.301205

04-AUG-09 8:37:04AM

008

Location: 35.18758, -84.301192

04-AUG-09 8:34:20AM

007

Location: 35.187299, -84.300826

04-AUG-09 8:31:01AM

006

Location: 35.187722, -84.300945

04-AUG-09 8:28:20AM

005

Location: 35.187272, -84.300553

04-AUG-09 8:24:46AM

004

Location: 35.187579, -84.300589

04-AUG-09 8:22:19AM

003

Location: 35.18757, -84.300603

04-AUG-09 8:20:09AM

002

Location: 35.187302, -84.300263

04-AUG-09 8:16:54AM

001

Location: 35.186664, -84.299667

04-AUG-09 8:10:24AM

061

Location: 35.189861, -84.43396

04-AUG-09 7:08:09PM

060

Location: 35.190263, -84.429912

04-AUG-09 6:18:13PM

059

Location: 35.188985, -84.427424

04-AUG-09 6:12:07PM

058

Location: 35.187921, -84.425284

04-AUG-09 6:04:49PM

057

Location: 35.186406, -84.420302

04-AUG-09 5:52:00PM

056

Location: 35.182209, -84.415019

04-AUG-09 5:37:05PM

055 – Loss Creek – mile 10

Location: 35.183384, -84.40532

04-AUG-09 5:07:54PM

054

Location: 35.181285, -84.396169

04-AUG-09 4:48:23PM

053

Location: 35.178748, -84.393697

04-AUG-09 4:35:34PM

052

Location: 35.178401, -84.392123

04-AUG-09 4:32:15PM

Coker Creek – mile 8.8

Location: 35.179228, -84.391072

04-AUG-09 4:25:28PM

050 – BMT

Location: 35.176151, -84.392922

049

Location: 35.17604, -84.394399

04-AUG-09 4:02:50PM

048

Location: 35.17549, -84.394697

04-AUG-09 3:59:53PM

047

Location: 35.174481, -84.390591

04-AUG-09 3:41:30PM

046

Location: 35.176129, -84.387256

04-AUG-09 3:30:09PM

045

Location: 35.177285, -84.385306

04-AUG-09 3:23:26PM

044

Location: 35.177158, -84.385232

04-AUG-09 3:22:17PM

043

Location: 35.177324, -84.384828

04-AUG-09 3:20:17PM

042

Location: 35.177053, -84.385033

04-AUG-09 3:18:00PM

041

Location: 35.176547, -84.384781

04-AUG-09 2:54:10PM

040

Location: 35.177343, -84.377648

04-AUG-09 2:29:11PM

039

Location: 35.17611, -84.373923

04-AUG-09 2:19:08PM

038

Location: 35.170642, -84.36694

04-AUG-09 1:53:11PM

037

Location: 35.171918, -84.362666

04-AUG-09 1:07:34PM

036

Location: 35.167516, -84.354216

04-AUG-09 12:50:31PM

035

Location: 35.167301, -84.354165

04-AUG-09 12:13:18PM

034

Location: 35.176101, -84.343604

04-AUG-09 11:43:55AM

033

Location: 35.178941, -84.339746

04-AUG-09 11:36:18AM

032

Location: 35.178455, -84.335808

04-AUG-09 11:28:13AM

031

Location: 35.177932, -84.331688

04-AUG-09 11:20:44AM

030

Location: 35.175562, -84.325894

04-AUG-09 11:09:39AM

029

Location: 35.176967, -84.323751

04-AUG-09 11:05:02AM

028

Location: 35.18116, -84.316993

04-AUG-09 10:50:57AM

027

Location: 35.182718, -84.315369

04-AUG-09 10:42:05AM

026

Location: 35.183668, -84.313405

04-AUG-09 10:36:34AM

025

Location: 35.184906, -84.311993

04-AUG-09 10:27:26AM

024

Location: 35.185487, -84.311279

04-AUG-09 10:22:48AM

023

Location: 35.184731, -84.310702

04-AUG-09 10:17:46AM

022

Location: 35.185463, -84.307417

04-AUG-09 10:04:26AM

Park

Location: 35.17064, -84.36694