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Cherry Creek State Park

12 Mile Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

12 Mile Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Cherry Creek East, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 5,640 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.60984, -104.81277
Nearest town Cherry Creek East, CO
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12 Mile Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 5,585–5,641 ft

Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.60984, -104.81277

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Parker & Orchard stop 199 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto 12 Mile Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/12-mile-trail-out-back-4-km-93cf

Trail surface

97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:04 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:24 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Parker & Orchard stop 199 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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