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Arapaho National Forest

Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Maryvale, CO. It climbs 1,035 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,734 – 9,469 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawk Trail Spur 39.93677, -105.78559
Nearest town Maryvale, CO
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Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 8,736–9,468 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Hawk Trail Spur · 39.93677, -105.78559

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 7% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Transit-accessible: Rendezvous Road @ Riverwalk Place stop 604 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Hawk Trail Spur, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Hawk Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chicken Hawk, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Arrow Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftReach Chicken Hawk, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crosstrails Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miBear right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Chicken Hawk, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Hawk Trail Spur, heading W.
  21. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chicken-hawk-crosstrails-trail-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 74°F51°
Precip7%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity41%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 74°53° 28%
Mon 68°50° 25%
Tue 75°48° 25%
Wed 77°52° 38%
Thu 74°51° 34%
Fri 74°48° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rendezvous Road @ Riverwalk Place stop 604 m from the trailhead

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