12 Mile Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
12 Mile Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,561 – 5,591 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cottonwood Creek Trail 39.62547, -104.84578
Nearest town Harbor Pointe, CO
Directions
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12 Mile Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 5,563–5,591 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: Cottonwood Creek Trail · 39.62547, -104.84578
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt15% gravel15% paved14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F58°
Feels like82°Precip8%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
91°62°
Sun
92°60°
40%
Mon
90°75°
29%
Tue
88°67°
27%
Wed
88°67°
32%
Thu
92°68°
32%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cottonwood Creek Trail Trailhead
- Wetland Loop Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Parker Road Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cottonwood Creek Trail–Railroad Bed Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Beaver Pond Nature Trail via Pipeline Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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