Belleview Pond & Butterfly Hill Trail via 12 Mile Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Belleview Pond & Butterfly Hill Trail via 12 Mile Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Woodgate, CO. The route reaches Belleview Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Belleview Pond & Butterfly Hill Trail via 12 Mile Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,563–5,630 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.61376, -104.81676
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 214 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto 12 Mile Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Butterfly Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Belleview Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pope Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Belleview Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Butterfly Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 214 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Pond Nature Trail via 12 Mile Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Shop Creek Trail via 12 Mile Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Pipeline Trail via 12 Mile Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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