12 Mile Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
12 Mile Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Sundown, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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12 Mile Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,586–5,651 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.62797, -104.83100
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 58° · precip 18% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shop Creek Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach 12 Mile Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Pipeline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cottonwood Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cherry Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Railroad Bed Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Improving Shop Creek—A Story of Success–Butterfly Hill Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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