Belleview Pond & Butterfly Hill Trail via Cottonwood Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Belleview Pond & Butterfly Hill Trail via Cottonwood Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Sundown, CO. The route reaches Belleview Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 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 Cottonwood Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,563–5,630 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 12-Mile North · 39.62544, -104.83141
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 58° · precip 18% · wind 9 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 12-Mile North, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Butterfly Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pope Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Belleview Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Butterfly Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 12-Mile North Trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Pipeline Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Pipeline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Pipeline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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