Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Maryvale, CO. It climbs 662 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 8,736–9,062 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: Hawk Trail · 39.93586, -105.78156
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 43° · precip 22% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Rendezvous Road @ Riverwalk Place stop 647 m from the trailhead
- Start on Hawk Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Chicken Hawk, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Hawk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chicken Hawk, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hawk Trail, heading S.
- 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 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rendezvous Road @ Riverwalk Place stop 647 m from the trailhead
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