12 Mile Trail
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
12 Mile Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 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
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,563–5,620 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.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 12 Mile Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 50 ftTurn right 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 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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